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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wait, delay |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, break, break-off, breathing space, breathing spell, caesura, cessation, coffee break, comma, cutoff, deadlock, discontinuance, downtime, freeze*, gap, gridlock, halt, happy hour, hesitancy, hesitation, hiatus, hitch*, hush, interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interval, lacuna, lapse, layoff, letup, lull, pausation, recess, respite, rest, rest period, stand, standstill, stay, stillness, stopover, stoppage, suspension, time out |
| Antonyms: | continuation, persistence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | red herring |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misleading clue |
| Synonyms: | attention-grabber, bait, commotion, curve ball, deviation, distraction, distractor, disturbance, diversion, diversionary tactic, false clue, false face, false trail, fool's errand, gimmick, interruption, maneuver, ploy, smoke screen, wild-goose chase |
| Main Entry: | remission |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pause; lessening |
| Synonyms: | abatement, abeyance, alleviation, amelioration, break, decrease, delay, diminution, ebb, interruption, letup, lull, moderation, reduction, relaxation, release, respite, suspension |
| Antonyms: | increase, rise, worsening |
| Main Entry: | respite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pause, suspension in activity |
| Synonyms: | acquittal, adjournment, break, breath*, breather, breathing space, cessation, coffee break, deadlock, deferment, delay, deliverance, discharge, downtime, ease, exculpation, five, forgiveness, halt, hiatus, immunity, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interval, layoff, leisure, letup, lull, moratorium, pardon, postponement, protraction, recess, relaxation, release, relief, reprieve, rest, stay, stop, ten, time, time out, truce |
| Antonyms: | continuation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rift |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, crack |
| Synonyms: | breach, chink, cleavage, cleft, cranny, crevice, fault, fissure, flaw, fracture, gap, hiatus, interruption, interval, opening, parting, rent, rima, rime, space, split |
| Antonyms: | closing, closure |
| Main Entry: | ruckus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disturbance |
| Synonyms: | big scene, big stink, bother, brawl, brouhaha*, commotion, disorder, disruption, distraction, explosion, fisticuffs, fracas, fray, fuss, hubbub, hullabaloo*, interruption, quarrel, racket, rampage, riot, rumble, rumpus, stink*, stir, turmoil, upheaval, uprising, uproar |
| Notes: | raucous means unpleasantly loud and harsh or disturbing the public peace, while a ruckus is a disturbance or a commotion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stoppage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | halt, curtailment |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, arrest, blockage, check, close, closure, cutoff, deduction, discontinuance, down, downtime, hindrance, interruption, layoff, lockout, obstruction, occlusion, shutdown, sit-down, standstill, stopping, walkout |
| Antonyms: | beginning, continuation, go, start |
| Main Entry: | suspension |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delay |
| Synonyms: | abeyance, abeyancy, adjournment, break, breather, breathing spell, cessation, coffee break, concluding, conclusion, cutoff, deferment, disbarment, discontinuation, discontinuing, doldrums, dormancy, downtime, end, ending, finish, five, freeze, halt, heave-ho, intermission, interruption, latency, layoff, letup, moratorium, pause, period, postponement, quiescence, quiescency, remission, respite, stay, stoppage, suspense, ten, termination, time-out |
| Antonyms: | completion, continuation, finish, persistence |
| Main Entry: | disconnection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break |
| Synonyms: | cessation, discontinuity, disruption, interference, interruption, intrusion |
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