Antonyms for abeyance
əˈbeɪ ənsabeyance

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1. abeyance

   Antonyms:
   revival, renewal, operation, resuscitation, action, enjoyment, possession, exercise, force

   Synonyms:
   suspension, reservation, dormancy, expectation, intermission

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1. • Inaction

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1. abeyance, suspensionnoun

   temporary cessation or suspension

   Synonyms:
   interruption, dangling, respite, reprieve, hanging, intermission, abatement, suspension, pause, suspension system, temporary removal, hiatus, break

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1. abeyancenoun

   Synonyms:
   suspension, indetermination

How to use abeyance in a sentence?

1. Robert J. Sawyer, "Calculating God", 2000:

   The right things to do are those that keep our violence in abeyance; the wrong things are those that bring it to the fore.

2. Robert J. Sawyer:

   The right things to do are those that keep our violence in abeyance the wrong things are those that bring it to the fore.

3. John Boehner:

   That bill is going to sit in abeyance until we can come to some resolution on this.

4. Alexis Tsipras:

   We have a historic responsibility that this deal is not held in abeyance, and I am confident that we will manage it.

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