Synonyms for moratorium
ˌmɔr əˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌmɒr-; -ˈtɔr i ə, -ˈtoʊr-mora·to·ri·um

Princeton's WordNet

1. moratoriumnoun

   a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged

2. moratoriumnoun

   suspension of an ongoing activity

Matched Categories

1. • Delay
   • Suspension

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1. List of paraphrases for "moratorium":

   moratoria, suspension, standstill

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1. Jeffrey Hussey:

   That's where the eviction moratorium stopped the process in Florida, even if a writ of possession had been issued, it stopped the sheriff from giving the tenant 24 hours to leave.

2. Deb Fischer:

   The United States believes that Russia probably is not adhering to the nuclear testing moratorium in the manner consistent with the yield, or with the zero yield standard. The The United States, by contrast, is upholding a zero yield standard, end quote, does The United States still remain DIA's assessment ?

3. Jeff Flake:

   I haven't called for a halt or a moratorium. So I'm sympathetic to the administration's position here, but instead of blaming people or assuming people are bigots, come out and explain what the vetting process is and I think people will feel more comfortable.

4. Harry Kazianis:

   With North Korea never promising to completely stop all missile testing — it only promised a self-imposed moratorium of testing long-range missiles such as ICBMs that can hit the U.S. homeland — we should not be shocked by North Korea's short-range launch.

5. Daniel Hanson:

   Our base case has been that the budget will be used as leverage to amend back parts of the moratorium.