Suspend and Void

Suspend

Suspend verb - To bring to a formal close for a period of time.

Usage example: the judge suspended the hearing to give the district attorney more time to process evidence

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Void and suspend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Void" instead a verb "Suspend".

Void verb - To put an end to by formal action.

Usage example: the court's decision voided the will

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Suspend and void are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Suspend" instead a verb "Void".

Nearby Words: voided, voiding, voidable

ball	suspend ball	void ball
policy	suspend policy	void policy

Basically, if the story itself pronounces that everything related to its setting or described in its content is absolutely null and utterly void, ipso facto this draws your attention to the story as a story because there's nothing left to suspend disbelief in.

Source: Apocalypse How / Class Z

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Void and Suspend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/suspend/void

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