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87 semantically close words with a proximity score above 0.5. Click stars in the map to explore.

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pause
verb 0.779
hit pause
verb 0.761
hesitate
verb 0.641
wait a minute
verb 0.625
take a breather
verb 0.620
suspend
verb 0.587
give it a rest
verb 0.587
delay
verb 0.580
respite
verb 0.575
have a break
verb 0.571
give thought
verb 0.571
slow up
verb 0.570
ponder
verb 0.570
postpone
verb 0.566
caution
verb 0.565
time out
verb 0.563
hold off
verb 0.563
hold up
verb 0.561
slow down
verb 0.553
cease
verb 0.552
think twice
verb 0.549
quiesce
verb 0.548
wait
verb 0.547
waitress
verb 0.547
excuse
verb 0.545
stop
verb 0.540
buy time
verb 0.539
paralyse
verb 0.539
surcease
verb 0.536
reprieve
verb 0.536
rest
verb 0.535
shudder
verb 0.534
scruple
verb 0.534
brake
verb 0.533
take time
verb 0.532
disquiet
verb 0.531
wait up
verb 0.531
put the brakes on
verb 0.528
refrain
verb 0.527
retard
verb 0.525
defer
verb 0.524
stutter
verb 0.523
paralyze
verb 0.523
startle
verb 0.523
silence
verb 0.523
wait on
verb 0.522
stop the presses
verb 0.522
desist
verb 0.520
took a break
verb 0.520
interrupt
verb 0.520
demur
verb 0.520
pace
verb 0.519
panic
verb 0.519
pipe down
verb 0.519
put off
verb 0.518
quiet
verb 0.516
poise
verb 0.514
pace out
verb 0.514
stope
verb 0.514
stammer
verb 0.513
interlude
verb 0.513
give heed
verb 0.510
hang fire
verb 0.510
breakpoint
verb 0.509
stall for time
verb 0.509
waver
verb 0.508
respire
verb 0.507
consider
verb 0.507
think over
verb 0.507
wait for
verb 0.506
stand still
verb 0.505
stun
verb 0.505
unstop
verb 0.504
temporize
verb 0.504
shilly-shally
verb 0.504
hold that thought
verb 0.504
let up
verb 0.504
take heed
verb 0.503
hold back
verb 0.503
stand down
verb 0.502
give place
verb 0.502
please
verb 0.501
doubt
verb 0.501
breathe
verb 0.501
lull
verb 0.501
stopper
verb 0.501
pardon
verb 0.500