Synonyms for moratorium
ˌmɔr əˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌmɒr-; -ˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-mora·to·ri·um

Princeton's WordNet

1. moratoriumnoun

   a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

2. moratoriumnoun

   suspension of an ongoing activity

Matched Categories

1. • Delay
   • Suspension

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1. List of paraphrases for "moratorium":

   moratoria, suspension, standstill

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1. Diane Yentel:

   The pace of getting emergency rental assistance to tenants and landlords in some states and cities is unacceptably and inexcusably slow, i can say with certainty that assistance will not reach all the tenants who need it before the eviction moratorium expires.

2. Austin Sarat:

   It’s certainly wonderful that Attorney General Garland has imposed a moratorium. It’s certainly wonderful that he withdrew many of the capital prosecutions that had been authorized under the Trump administration, but there’s more that, from an abolitionist perspective, (Biden) ought to be doing.

3. Chuck Schumer:

   If we pass emergency rental assistance and extend the evictions moratorium, we'd help families and individuals pay the bills, stay in their homes and stabilize the rental market and help owners keep up with their property taxes and mortgages, so, once again, I say to Leader Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, to Senate Finance Republicans, work with us to get something done.

4. Jeffrey Hussey:

   We've been very grateful for the eviction moratorium, but it's nothing but a Band-Aid, we've been preparing for the end of the moratorium for months now. We know now that the Band-Aid is gone so many other systemic problems are going to reveal themselves : lack of affordable housing, lack of access to legal representation for tenants, lack of a roof over people's heads after eviction.

5. Regina Lopez:

   There's a moratorium on new mining until we're done with the audit.