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
Torpor and suspended animation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Torpor" instead a noun phrase "Suspended animation".
Torpor
Torpor noun - Lack of interest or concern.
Suspended animation and torpor are semantically related. You can use "Suspended animation" instead a noun "Torpor".
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Related pairs
- coma and suspended animation
- coma and torpor
- lassitude and suspended animation
- lassitude and torpor
- apathy and suspended animation
- apathy and torpor
- sleep and suspended animation
- sleep and torpor
- slumber and suspended animation
- slumber and torpor
- dullness and suspended animation
- dullness and torpor
- suspension and suspended animation
- suspension and torpor
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Torpor and Suspended animation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/suspended_animation/torpor
Suspended animation & Torpor. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/suspended_animation/torpor>.
Torpor or Suspended animation. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/suspended_animation/torpor.
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