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What is another word for in abeyance?

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Adjective
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Suspended for future consideration or action
pending
suspended
inoperative
on ice
in limbo
out of action
unresolved
undetermined
ongoing
up in the air
on the back burner
awaiting action
deferred
unfinished
unsettled
undecided
incomplete
open
outstanding
unconcluded
in a state of uncertainty
put off
awaiting decision
unattended to
hanging fire
in a state of suspension
awaiting attention
still open
uncertain
put to one side
in the air
betwixt and between
in cold storage
in suspension
postponed
in the balance
abandoned
on hold
neglected
indeterminate
to be done
in the works
remaining
left
pendant
in reserve
not done
pendent
hanging
undone
in no man's land
unsure
debatable
unknown
doubtful
in doubt
unconfirmed
ambiguous
vague
moot
open to question
indefinite
iffy
equivocal
unclear
unanswered
questionable
yet to be decided
inconclusive
speculative
dubious
irresolute
open to debate
incalculable
unpredictable
dodgy
unestablished
unascertained
problematic
undependable
to be decided
up for grabs
arguable
tentative
unsolved
unforeseeable
indecisive
chancy
hairy
undefined
confused
dubitable
wavering
disputed
hesitant
disputable
controversial
omitted
vexed
vacillating
dicey
borderline
untrustworthy
unreliable
ignored
unfulfilled
unperformed
sketchy
conjectural
unfixed
unspecified
clouded
passed over
in a state of limbo
touch-and-go
not completed
in question
awaiting settlement
in hand
uncommitted
unfinalized
inexact
suspect
waffling
doubtable
of two minds
awaiting
hazy
contingent
open for discussion
not yet settled
not fixed
not settled
open-ended
risky
not definite
yet to be settled
up for discussion
unchallenged
not decided
precarious
indistinct
uncompleted
hesitating
hanging by a thread
on thin ice
under a cloud
unaccomplished
unexecuted
secret
abeyant
unproven
unrevealed
to be won or lost
disregarded
dark
undisclosed
hidden
concealed
sitting on the fence
untold
half-done
not started
half-finished
undivulged
mysterious
obscure
unapprehended
unexplained
unrecognizedUS
unnoted
unrecognisedUK
unperceived
noteless
confusing
paradoxical
conflicting
contradictory
open to doubt
two-edged
“The spokesman confirmed that there was an outstanding planning appeal which at present was held in abeyance.”
Adjective
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In a state or period of inactivity or dormancy
quiescent
dormant
inactive
latent
inert
idle
inoperative
stagnant
deactivated
unused
free
vacant
off
dead
fallow
at rest
out of commission
not activated
on the shelf
lurking
repressed
inherent
unrealized
unexpressed
subconscious
suppressed
underlying
smolderingUS
unconscious
concealed
unrevealed
smoulderingUK
veiled
secret
hidden
abeyant
untapped
undiscovered
sleeping
immanent
innermost
unacknowledged
vestigial
intrinsic
passive
undeveloped
quiet
unseen
masked
invisible
unapparent
unexposed
covert
buried
recessive
potential
prepatent
suspended
unfulfilled
tacit
forgotten
submerged
covered up
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