PAUSED Synonyms

• patterned with alternating squares of color

• not open or affording passage or access

• (set theory) of an interval that contains both its endpoints

• not open

• used especially of mouth or eyes

• requiring union membership

• with shutters closed

• not open to the general public

• not having an open mind

• blocked against entry

• not as far along as normal in development

• (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

• ended or brought to an end

• (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected

• having a surface coating or finish applied

• brought to ruin

• occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

• no longer active or practicing

• a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished

• not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

• (of a nose) blocked

• (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment

• (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

• put an end to a state or an activity

• have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

• choose not to consume

• the act of pausing uncertainly

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• speak haltingly

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• the event of something ending

• an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement

• disabled in the feet or legs

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

• come to a halt, stop moving

• stop from happening or developing

• stop the flow of a liquid

• pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

• interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

• cease an action temporarily

• remain present although waning or gradually dying

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• leave slowly and hesitantly

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• postpone or delay needlessly