All paused synonyms
pause
P p noun paused
- lagged — to fail to maintain a desired pace or to keep up; fall or stay behind: After five minutes of hard running, some of them began to lag.
- lulled — to put to sleep or rest by soothing means: to lull a child by singing.
- gapped — a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach: We found a gap in the enemy's line of fortifications.
- interspaced — Simple past tense and past participle of interspace.
verb paused
- demurred — to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred.
- loitered — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
- outstayed — Simple past tense and past participle of outstay.
- hesitated — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- wavered — Simple past tense and past participle of waver.
- desisted — to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
- faltered — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- whiffled — Simple past tense and past participle of whiffle.
- forbore — simple past tense of forbear1 .