to suspend

Examples

• All

• The committee concluded that Simpson had committed misconduct and suspended him from the register for two years.

  Academic text (2011)

• The teacher decided to suspend the student for two days due to the misconduct.

• You know I have to suspend you.

  Wicked Little Letters (2024)

• And then they suspended us from spring football for about two weeks.

  Dr. Phil

• OK, when I was younger, I got suspended from school for getting in a fight.

• -As of this moment, you are suspended.

  Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

• And they suspended me the moment the allegations dropped.

  Anything Goes With James English

• You're suspended for 90 days pending investigation.

  Legal Eagles (1986)

• I was suspended.

  A Good Year (2006)

• After the incident, the school had no choice but to suspend him until further notice.

Synonyms

S

to send down

vsto suspend

• Jargon

7 8.6

Make a student leave college or university for a short time as punishment

is normally temporary and applies beyond student cases to workplaces

R

to rusticate

vsto suspend

• Archaic

1 9.9

To suspend a student from a college or university as punishment

is used generally across work, school, or activities not only universities

D

to debar

vsto suspend

• Formal

7.9

To officially stop someone from entering, taking part, or holding a position

is more often broader and can block entry or roles indefinitely

Antonyms

A

to allow

∞ 1.0

To let something happen or let someone do something

R

to reinstate

110 5.8

To return a person or thing to a previous position like a job

Idioms

S

to suspend disbelief

2 7.7

Choose not to think about what is real to enjoy a story

How Punished

to expel

194 5.0

to dismiss

70 3.3

to suspend

• Formal

289 4.2

to reprimand

• Formal

33 6.1

to warn

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology