16
interval(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
16
suspend(verb, activity, stop, close, end)
14
discontinue(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
14
standstill(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
13
desist(verb, stop, hold, break, drop)
13
discontinuation(noun, stop, break, end, halt)
13
discontinuity(noun, stop, break, end, cut)
13
gap(noun, break, time, cut, halt)
13
tarry(verb, activity, stop, hold, break)
12
end(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
12
lapse(noun, break, delay, space, wait)
11
falter(verb, end, terminate, decide, hesitate)
11
hesitation(noun, act, end, check, delay)
11
interim(noun, break, halt, delay, rest)
11
lacuna(noun, break, time, cut, halt)
11
waver(verb, stop, delay, object, rest)
10
discontinuance(noun, break, close, end, check)
10
stopping(noun, stop, end, check, delay)
10
surcease(noun, verb, stop, end, abandon)
9
abeyance(noun, stop, calm, break, close)
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