What is another word for hung fire?
125 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ hˈʌŋ fˈa͡ɪ͡ə], [ hˈʌŋ fˈaɪə], [ h_ˈʌ_ŋ f_ˈaɪə]Table of Contents
Similar words for hung fire:Opposite words for hung fire:
Synonyms for Hung fire:
v.
•defer (verb)- lengthen,
- put on ice,
- stall,
- impede,
- hold up,
- intermit,
- adjourn,
- postpone,
- hinder,
- prorogue,
- extend,
- shelve,
- set aside,
- table,
- procrastinate,
- block,
- obstruct,
- prolong,
- detain,
- suspend,
- waive,
- delay,
- slow,
- remit,
- put on hold,
- lay over,
- hang fire,
- stay,
- protract,
- give rain check,
- retard,
- put on back burner.
- drop back,
- drop behind,
- shy away,
- hover,
- trail,
- hold back,
- stay back,
- shrink back,
- straggle,
- hang off,
- lag behind,
- stick.
- lag,
- play a waiting game,
- tarry,
- drag one's feet,
- dally,
- poke,
- give the run around,
- Shilly-shally,
- wait,
- dawdle,
- loiter,
- cool,
- linger,
- let slide,
- temporize,
- hesitate,
- pause,
- drag,
- be dilatory,
- play for time,
- goldbrick.
- defeat,
- balk,
- prevent,
- puzzle,
- cramp,
- confound,
- stump,
- mystify,
- stonewall,
- dead-end,
- snooker,
- throw a monkey wrench into,
- cut off,
- nonplus,
- hang up,
- cramp one's style,
- crimp,
- thwart,
- corner,
- crab,
- choke off,
- foil.
- eliminate,
- lay on the table,
- cease,
- pink-slip,
- cut short,
- put off,
- withhold,
- count out,
- put an end to,
- lay aside,
- debar,
- inactivate,
- break up,
- halt,
- omit,
- check,
- reject,
- interrupt,
- arrest,
- hang,
- rule out,
- can,
- exclude,
- file,
- discontinue,
- stave off,
- bar,
- put a stop to,
- lay off,
- put on the shelf,
- eject.
