Definition for Adjournment:

• the act of postponing to another time or place

Synonyms for Adjournment:

• n.

  •
  • time,
  • waiver,
  • stay.
  •abeyance (noun)
  • inaction,
  • reservation,
  • abeyance.
  •act (noun)
  • adjournment.
  •close (noun)
  • Desistance,
  • windups,
  • windup.
  •close in (noun)
  • close.
  •deferment/deferral (noun)
  • de-ferments,
  • putting offs,
  • de ferments.
  •discontinuance (noun)
  • inter mission,
  • dis-junctions,
  • dis junctions,
  • dis continuances,
  • inter-mission,
  • dis junction,
  • dis continuance,
  • inter-missions,
  • dis-junction,
  • dis-continuances,
  • inter missions,
  • dis-continuance.
  •discontinuation or delay of a proceeding (noun)
  • interruption,
  • break,
  • intermission,
  • putting off,
  • pause,
  • recess.
  •dismissal (noun)
  • freeing,
  • conge,
  • old heave ho,
  • housecleaning,
  • old heave-ho,
  • kiss off,
  • kiss-off,
  • dislodgment,
  • Deposal,
  • brushoff,
  • relegations,
  • Freedoms,
  • brush-off,
  • relegation.
  •dissolution (noun)
  • over throws,
  • de mises,
  • de-cays,
  • de mise,
  • de-composition,
  • de ceases,
  • over throw,
  • de-mise,
  • re-solution,
  • de composition,
  • de-cay,
  • dis-appearances,
  • de cay,
  • de functions,
  • de-mises,
  • dis solution,
  • de-functions,
  • re lease,
  • de-ceases,
  • liquefactions,
  • re leases,
  • dis-appearance,
  • re solutions,
  • meltings,
  • dis-solution,
  • defunctions,
  • dis solutions,
  • re-leases,
  • dis appearances,
  • de function,
  • de-function,
  • re-solutions,
  • dis appearance,
  • de cease,
  • dis-solutions,
  • over-throws,
  • re-lease,
  • over-throw,
  • de-compositions,
  • de cays,
  • de-cease,
  • de compositions.
  •end (noun)
  • signoff,
  • finises,
  • expiry,
  • terminus,
  • expiries,
  • omega,
  • sign off,
  • wrap-up,
  • finis,
  • sign-off.
  •respite (noun)
  • re laxations,
  • re laxation,
  • re-spites,
  • re spite,
  • re-lief,
  • pro-tractions,
  • re-spite,
  • pro-traction,
  • re lief,
  • pro tractions,
  • re cesses,
  • re-laxation,
  • interregna,
  • re-cess,
  • re-laxations,
  • re spites,
  • pro traction.
  •stopping point (noun)
  • end line,
  • stopping point,
  • wind-up,
  • end of the line,
  • end of line.
  •suspension (noun)
  • discontinuings,
  • heave hos,
  • disbarments,
  • heave ho,
  • quiescencies,
  • heavehos,
  • heave-hos,
  • dis-continuing,
  • dis continuing,
  • heaveho,
  • concludings.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • deferral.

Paraphrases for Adjournment:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    deferment.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    deferment, postponement.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    adjourn, postponement.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    adjourn.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Adjourning.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    moratorium, moratoria, pause, 'clock, uprising, end, procrastination, continuance, stay, respite, erection, referral, decommissioning, result, Delaying, cut-off, derogation, extension, close, standstill, issue.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    intervening.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    Adjourned.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    interruption, deferral, suspension, termination, delay, discontinuation, disruption, reprieve, discontinuance, break, outcome, cessation, blackout, outage, hiatus, heckling, completion, breakdown, conclusion, closure, halt, Postponing, interrupt, stoppage, motion.

Antonyms for Adjournment:

• n.

  • discontinuation or delay of a proceeding
    continuance, beginning, persistence, commencement, continuation.

Adjournment Sentence Examples:

• " I don't feel inclined to consent to any adjournment," said Mr Morgan; " it looks like an attempt to defeat the ends of justice."

• This being declined by the British Commissioners, an adjournment was taken until the boundary should be adjusted by the two Governments.

Homophones for Adjournment:

• Adi Granth.

Hyponym for Adjournment:

• n.

  • act
    deferral, conclusion, deferment, termination, ending, postponement.