suspended animation | Definition of suspended animation

Synonyms and Antonyms of suspended animation

a state of temporary inactivity

the husband's feeling that their love life was in suspended animation while his wife lavished all her attention on the new baby

Synonyms of suspended animation

abeyance, cold storage, deep freeze, doldrums, dormancy, holding pattern, latency, moratorium, quiescence, suspense, suspension

Words Related to suspended animation

inaction, inertia, inertness, motionlessness

impasse, standstill

coma, hibernation, hypnosis, repose, rest, sleep, slumber, torpor

recess, recession, remission

downtime, idleness, layoff

Near Antonyms of suspended animation

recommencement, renewal, resumption, resuscitation

Antonyms of suspended animation

continuance, continuation