inactiveness vs suspension

suspension vs inactiveness

inactiveness and suspension both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inactiveness	Yes	No	No	No
suspension	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, suspension is a hyponym of inactiveness; that is, suspension is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inactiveness:

inactiveness: the state of being inactive
suspension: temporary cessation or suspension

Other hyponyms of inactiveness include abeyance, anergy, arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage, calcification, deep freeze, desuetude, dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, extinction, holding pattern, rest, doldrums, stagnancy, stagnation, stagnancy, stagnation, stasis.

inactiveness (noun)	suspension (noun)
a disposition to remain inactive or inert	the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
the state of being inactive	a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
	a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle
	an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
	temporary cessation or suspension
	a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy
	a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Difference between inactiveness and suspension

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