SUSPENDED ANIMATION Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

suspended animation

noun

as in suspension

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

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Recent Examples of suspended animation Where were the flying cars, suspended animation, immortality drugs, androids, and colonies on Mars? — Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2025 One solution long championed by science fiction is suspended animation, or putting humans in a hibernation-like sleep for the duration of travel time. — CNN, 28 Dec. 2020 Tessier, meanwhile, focuses exclusively on applying the science of hibernation and suspended animation to organs that are being held for transplantation, to prevent them from being injured in the process. — Deborah Balthazar, STAT, 22 July 2024

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Noun

That would have been an automatic one-game suspension for him.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Balogun, who saw his red-card suspension set aside enabling him to play in Monday night’s win-or-done match.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

Definition of suspension

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The stage is set for unbelievable tension and suspense-building, and it's executed perfectly through Spielberg's directorial prowess with memorable scenes from raptors in the kitchen to a T-Rex in the toilet.

— Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 July 2026
The Internet has unintentionally killed the suspense for nearly everything, up to and including concerts.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026

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