suspend

[suh-spend] / səˈspɛnd /

VERB

hang from above

Synonyms

STRONG

append attach dangle depend sling swing wave

WEAK

be pendent hang down hang up hook up

Antonyms

STRONG

disjoin take away

WEAK

rise sustain

VERB

delay, hold off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn arrest bar cease defer discontinue eject exclude file halt interrupt postpone put off reject rule out shelve stay waive withhold

STRONG

can check debar eliminate hang inactivate intermit omit pigeonhole procrastinate prorogue protract retard

WEAK

break up count out cut short hang fire hang up hold up lay aside lay off lay on the table lay over pink slip put a stop to put an end to put on back burner put on hold put on ice put on the shelf stave off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept add advance allow begin carry on carry out continue do encourage expedite forge forward go include keep on release

WEAK

complete finish persist sustain

Example Sentences

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The ministry also said it was suspending part of a free trade agreement with Australia covering beef.

From Barron's

Other organisations to be suspended include CARE, Medico International and Medical Aid for Palestinians.

From BBC

Interior Department’s decision to suspend—rather than revoke—lease contracts for Orsted wind farms increases the likelihood the company’s projects will be finalized, analysts at Equita write.

From The Wall Street Journal

Elsewhere, Eurotunnel service Le Shuttle has also suspended trains between Folkestone and Calais due to what it describes as a "power supply issue".

From BBC

This was done at Westminster later in 2000 while devolution was suspended.

From BBC

suspend

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