Definitions

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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Earlier this month, the central bank suspended weekly repo auctions and launched a new lira-settled foreign exchange forwards facility to stem the fall in the lira.

From The Wall Street Journal

The council has taken on agency staff to carry out general waste collections in many parts of the city, but recycling services have been suspended for more than a year.

From BBC

The carrier suspended all March flights to Dubai and Riyadh this week because of the war in the Middle East, extending earlier suspensions.

From Barron's

“The U.S. economy and markets remain suspended in a delicate balance,” said Brent Schutte, chief investment officer at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management.

From Barron's

Shaw received a one-year jail term suspended for two years, was ordered to pay £1,500 in compensation and carry out 50 hours of unpaid work.

From BBC

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