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Synonyms for abeyance
əˈbeɪ ənsabeyance

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. abeyance

    Synonyms:
    suspension, reservation, dormancy, expectation, intermission

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

Princeton's WordNet3.8 / 4 votes

  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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Dictionary of English Synonymes4.0 / 2 votes

  1. abeyancenoun

    Synonyms:
    (Law.) expectation, prospect, expectancy, waiting, anticipation, calculation, contemplation

  2. abeyancenoun

    Synonyms:
    suspense, reservation, intermission, remission, dormancy, quiescence

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. abeyancenoun

    Synonyms:
    suspension, indetermination

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "abeyance":

    suspense, hold

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1275hold
#1618break
#3538reservation
#5067suspension
#6086hanging
#10611pause
#11287suspense
#11615expectation
#17400interruption
#19980abatement
#22368respite
#25694dangling
#28330hiatus
#34313intermission
#56356reprieve
#69624dormancy
#85297abeyance

How to use abeyance in a sentence?

  1. Alexis Tsipras:

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

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. John Boehner:

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


Translations for abeyance

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  • abeyanceArabic
  • суспендиране, изчакване, временно бездействиеBulgarian
  • Unentschiedenheit, SchwebezustandGerman
  • suspensión, esperanza, desuso, expectativa, suspensoSpanish
  • تعلیقPersian
  • lykkäys, lepäämässä, jäädytettynä, lykättynä, jäädytys, lepääminenFinnish
  • suspension, vacant, en suspens, vacanceFrench
  • fionraíIrish
  • दुविधाHindi
  • onzekerheid, opschorting, onbeslistheid, uitstelDutch
  • uavklart, utsettelseNorwegian
  • vacatura, vagatura, vacância, pendência, suspensãoPortuguese
  • [[состояние]] [[неопределённость, приостановлениеRussian
  • trädaSwedish
  • தற்காலிகமாக நிறுத்தி வைத்தல்Tamil
  • నిలుపుదలTelugu
  • آستگتUrdu
  • 中止Chinese

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