suspend
To stop something for a while, or to hang something up.
suspend in a sentence
- Heavy rain forced the referee to suspend the match.
- We will suspend paper lanterns from the ceiling for the party.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to suspend?
- Arestart
- Bresume
- Cpause
- Dcontinue
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C: pause. The other three mean the opposite of suspend.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to suspend?
- Ahang
- Bcontinue
- Chalt
- Dpause
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B: continue. The other three mean nearly the same as suspend.
Words that mean something similar
pause, halt, hang
Words that mean the opposite
continue, resume, restart
More words about time & change
- tardy: Late, or slower than expected.
- tedious: Boring because it goes on too long and never changes.
- thrive: To grow strong, healthy and successful.
- transform: To change something completely.
- ultimate: Final, or the greatest of all.
- upheaval: A sudden big change that causes trouble and confusion.
- urgent: So important that it must be dealt with straight away.
- wane: To become gradually smaller or weaker.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test