postponement vs suspension

suspension vs postponement

postponement and suspension both are nouns.

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

As nouns, suspension is a hypernym of postponement; that is, suspension is a word with a broader meaning than postponement:

postponement: time during which some action is awaited
suspension: a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

Other hypernyms of postponement include break, intermission, interruption, pause.

postponement (noun)	suspension (noun)
act of putting off to a future time	the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
time during which some action is awaited	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 postponement and suspension

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