Decline and Pause

Decline

Decline verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

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Pause and decline are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pause" instead the word "Decline" as a verb or a noun.

Pause verb - To come to a temporary halt in one's activity.

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Decline and pause are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decline" instead the word "Pause" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: paused, pausing

long	long decline	long pause
brief	brief decline	brief pause
heavy	heavy decline	heavy pause
small	small decline	small pause
Other adjectives: serious, slight, noticeable, major, dramatic, immediate, significant, prolonged.

If you attempt to start the mission with the wrong twin, the game automatically swaps you, rather than force you to decline, open the pause menu, and swap characters.

Source: Video Game / Assassin's Creed: Syndicate

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