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 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 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

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Meanwhile, Track Mode lowers the suspension so drivers can adjust the car for more aggressive handling.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Madrid's Vinícius will serve the first of a four-game suspension later Sunday for pulling the hair of a Villarreal player and aggressively confronting the referee in the previous round.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

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But the Mets missed the postseason in 2024 and were 10½ games out on April 26, ending the suspense early this season.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Rather than relying on supernatural creatures or elaborate mythology, Fears to Fathom builds suspense around seemingly ordinary situations that take increasingly terrifying turns.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

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