Synonyms of paused

paused

verb

past tense of pause

as in hesitated

to come to a temporary halt in one's activity

he paused for a moment to regain his composure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitated
• stopped
• interrupted
• broke
• finished
• caught one's breath
• ceased
• held one's horses
• ended
• terminated
• broke in
• discontinued
• laid off
• lapsed
• quit
• knocked off
• let up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• persisted
• advanced
• extended
• prolonged
• stretched
• progressed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of paused

Lee then paused all executions after acknowledging the state had failed to ensure its lethal injection drugs were properly tested. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

The league paused for two weeks as Clark, Reese and Paige Bueckers joined Team USA for the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Berlin. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

New York Yankees players paused the action to cover themselves in bug spray, but Joba Chamberlain succumbed to the elements and coughed up his club’s lead in the late innings. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

The manager said move-ins had been paused during remediation work. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

In this way, De Luca and Abdy’s Warners filled the void left behind when Megan Ellison’s Annapurna, once the place where filmmakers like Anderson could find patronage and distribution, paused its film operations. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026

Identify what work can be paused, delegated or eliminated entirely rather than asking the team to do more with less indefinitely. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Customs and Border Protection paused all activity there, but that pause expired on September 30. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Irina died in 2006, and Pawlikowski paused his filmmaking career to raise the children on his own. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026