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suspend vs postpone

postpone vs suspend

suspend and postpone both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suspend No No Yes No
postpone No No Yes No
As verbs, postpone is a hypernym of suspend; that is, postpone is a word with a broader meaning than suspend:
  • suspend: render temporarily ineffective
  • postpone: hold back to a later time
Other hypernyms of suspend include defer, hold over, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table.
suspend (verb) postpone (verb)
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it hold back to a later time
cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
make inoperative or stop
hang freely
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
render temporarily ineffective
Difference between suspend and postpone

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