Suspended animation
Suspended animation noun - A state of temporary inactivity.
Usage example: the husband's feeling that their love life was in suspended animation while his wife lavished all her attention on the new baby
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Synonyms for Suspended animation
Slumber and suspended animation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slumber" instead a noun phrase "Suspended animation".
Slumber
Slumber noun - A natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself.
Suspended animation and slumber are semantically related. You can use "Suspended animation" instead a noun "Slumber".
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Related pairs
- dream and suspended animation
- dream and slumber
- rest and suspended animation
- rest and slumber
- repose and suspended animation
- repose and slumber
- coma and suspended animation
- coma and slumber
- quiescence and suspended animation
- quiescence and slumber
- sleep and suspended animation
- sleep and slumber
- idleness and suspended animation
- idleness and slumber
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