Freeze
Freeze noun - An interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement.
Usage example: a nuclear freeze
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| usual | usual freeze | usual pause |
| brief | brief freeze | brief pause |
| complete | complete freeze | complete pause |
| blue | blue freeze | blue pause |
| Other adjectives: momentary, classic, named, mid-air. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Freeze-Frame Bonus: If you pause during the pan of Momoka's classmates, you can find what seems to be a furry alien seated in the corner close to the door.
Source: Manga / Sabagebu! - Freeze-Frame Bonus: You might as well hit the pause button every 20 seconds in his videos.
Source: Web Video / Brutalmoose -
Freeze-Frame Bonus: In several episodes if you pause at just the right time, you'll be able to see one of the photos of Jake that Amir keeps on his desk.
Source: Web Video / Jake And Amir
Cite this Source
Pause and Freeze. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/freeze/pause
Freeze & Pause. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/freeze/pause>.
Pause or Freeze. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/freeze/pause.
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