Suspend
Stay
Stay verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.
Usage example: stay the trial until this new evidence has been processed
Suspend is a synonym for stay in activity topic. You can use "Suspend" instead a verb "Stay", if it concerns topics such as break, adjourn, do, hold in abeyance. popular alternative
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Stay and Suspend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/suspend/stay
Suspend & Stay. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/suspend/stay>.
Stay or Suspend. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/suspend/stay.
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