What is another word for postpone?
1084 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pə͡ʊstpˈə͡ʊn], [ pəʊstpˈəʊn], [ p_əʊ_s_t_p_ˈəʊ_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for postpone:- defer (noun)
- postpone (noun)
- adjourn (verb)
- call off (verb)
- cut short (verb)
- defer (verb)
- delay (verb)
- dissolve (verb)
- end (verb)
- hold back/hold off (verb)
- interrupt (verb)
- neglect (verb)
- pigeonhole (verb)
- procrastinate (verb)
- protract (verb)
- put off (verb)
- reprieve (verb)
- reserve (verb)
- retard (verb)
- slow (verb)
- stall (verb)
- surcease (verb)
- suspend (verb)
- waive (verb)
- other synonyms
- adjourn
- cut short
- end
- impede
- neglect
- procrastinate
- put off
- slow
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Postpone:
n.
•defer (noun) •postpone (noun)v.
•adjourn (verb)- pro roguing,
- post-pone,
- pro-rogue,
- re cessing,
- pro-rogued,
- pro rogues,
- re cess,
- re strain,
- post pone,
- re strains,
- pro rogue,
- dis continue,
- dis continuing,
- post pones,
- re-strains,
- re-cess,
- re-straining,
- post-pones,
- re strained,
- re-cesses,
- re-cessing,
- pro rogued,
- re-cessed,
- re cesses,
- dis-continued,
- pro-roguing,
- re-strained,
- re straining,
- dis-continues,
- re-strain,
- dis continues,
- dis-continuing,
- dis-continue,
- holds over,
- dis continued,
- pro-rogues,
- re cessed.
- with draws,
- with drawn,
- with drawing,
- with-drawn,
- with-drew,
- with draw,
- with drew,
- with-draw,
- with-drawing.
- brought an end; leave unfinished,
- brings end; leave unfinished,
- brought end; leave unfinished,
- puts stop to,
- brought to an end; leave unfinished,
- broke short,
- stopt dead,
- putting a stop to,
- bringing to end; leave unfinished,
- stopped dead,
- brings to end; leave unfinished,
- brake short,
- bring an end; leave unfinished,
- brings an end; leave unfinished,
- stops short,
- stopped short,
- stops dead,
- brings to an end; leave unfinished,
- putting stop to,
- stopt short,
- stopping dead,
- stopt cold,
- stopping cold,
- puts a stop to,
- bring to end; leave unfinished,
- inter cept,
- stops cold,
- stopped cold,
- bringing an end; leave unfinished,
- stopping short,
- breaks short,
- bringing end; leave unfinished,
- bring end; leave unfinished,
- bringing to an end; leave unfinished,
- breaking short,
- brought to end; leave unfinished,
- inter-cept.
- pro-longs,
- puts on back burner,
- ex-tended,
- ex tends,
- laid over,
- hung fire,
- ex tending,
- pro-longing,
- intermits,
- de tains,
- puts hold,
- putting hold,
- puts on ice,
- puts back burner,
- de tain,
- pro-longed,
- ex tended,
- pro-long,
- put ice,
- hanged fire,
- puts on hold,
- put back burner,
- put hold,
- ex-tending,
- laying over,
- putting on back burner,
- putting on ice,
- ex-tends,
- de-tain,
- puts ice,
- ex-tend,
- giving rain check,
- pro longs,
- gives rain check,
- lays over,
- pro long,
- pro longing,
- de-tains,
- gave rain check,
- sets aside,
- ex tend,
- putting ice,
- putting back burner.
- de-lay,
- dis courages,
- inter feres,
- pre vents,
- dis courage,
- biding time,
- pre-vent,
- with-hold,
- bides time,
- dilly dally,
- inter-feres,
- pre vent,
- pre-venting,
- gaining time,
- inter-fere,
- de-lays,
- re press,
- with hold,
- de lay,
- pre venting,
- dis-courages,
- with-held,
- re presses,
- with holds,
- de laying,
- re pressing,
- with holding,
- de lays,
- re strict,
- dis-courage,
- re-presses,
- with-holds,
- re-strict,
- pre-vented,
- pre-vents,
- bided time,
- gained time,
- bode time,
- gains time,
- re pressed,
- with held,
- de-laying,
- re-pressing,
- inter fere.
- dis-solving,
- in-validate,
- puts end to,
- re-pealed,
- de-stroy,
- rendering void,
- over-throw,
- over-throws,
- re peal,
- putting end to,
- re peals,
- dis-unites,
- over throw,
- dis-charge,
- dis uniting,
- dis solves,
- dis-charging,
- in validated,
- un-making,
- dis-missing,
- dis-organizes,
- re-pealing,
- dis-uniting,
- un make,
- dis missing,
- dis-missed,
- in-validates,
- dis solved,
- dis-unite,
- dis organized,
- resolved into,
- dis organizes,
- in validate,
- putting an end to,
- dis-solves,
- dis-charged,
- de-stroyed,
- over throwing,
- dis-charges,
- over-throwing,
- in-validating,
- dis solving,
- de stroy,
- in-validated,
- de stroys,
- dis charged,
- dis charges,
- un making,
- de stroyed,
- dis united,
- de-stroys,
- in validating,
- resolve in to,
- re pealing,
- de-stroying,
- over throws,
- resolves in to,
- dis charging,
- dis-united,
- dis organize,
- de stroying,
- resolved in to,
- puts an end to,
- resolves into,
- in validates,
- un makes,
- over-thrown,
- dis charge,
- renders void,
- rendered void,
- un-make,
- dis unite,
- dis-organize,
- dis-organizing,
- resolving in to,
- un-makes,
- re pealed,
- re-peals,
- dis-organized,
- dis-solved,
- un-made,
- dis-solve,
- dis unites,
- resolving into,
- over thrown,
- dis solve,
- un made,
- dis organizing,
- dis missed.
- got done,
- topping off,
- pulls plug,
- re-solving,
- called it day,
- calling a day,
- ex pire,
- packs it in,
- call it day,
- calls it day,
- re solve,
- gat done,
- calls it a day,
- calling it day,
- called day,
- tops off,
- putting lid on,
- ex-pire,
- re-solve,
- call day,
- calls day,
- packing it in,
- gets done,
- putting the lid on,
- calling it a day,
- pull plug,
- called a day,
- calling day,
- packed it in,
- re-solved,
- pulled the plug,
- switches off,
- getting done,
- calls a day,
- puts the lid on,
- pulled plug,
- packing in,
- sews up,
- called it a day,
- re solves,
- gotten done,
- re-solves,
- puts lid on,
- pulls the plug,
- pulling plug,
- sewing up.
- holds off,
- re fusing,
- re-fuse,
- holds in,
- re fuse,
- re-fused,
- holding down,
- holds down,
- re fused,
- Bitting,
- re fuses.
- is negligent,
- thinking little of,
- over-leaps,
- dis regarding,
- dis card,
- dis regarded,
- wert careless,
- art remiss,
- over leaps,
- being irresponsible,
- over passes,
- dis-regarding,
- lets slide,
- over-look,
- was derelict,
- wast remiss,
- art irresponsible,
- are derelict,
- looks the other way,
- dis-card,
- dis cards,
- wast negligent,
- being careless,
- glossing over,
- looks other way,
- am irresponsible,
- thought little of,
- dis-carded,
- letted slide,
- art negligent,
- by passing,
- are careless,
- lets pass,
- dis regard,
- over look,
- by passed,
- look other way,
- Overpassing,
- over-passing,
- over-looking,
- loses sight of,
- wert irresponsible,
- am remiss,
- am derelict,
- over-leapt,
- over looked,
- is remiss,
- were remiss,
- over passed,
- dis carding,
- dis-carding,
- being remiss,
- over passing,
- was negligent,
- overleaping,
- letted pass,
- being derelict,
- over leaping,
- dis-cards,
- dis-regarded,
- am negligent,
- looked the other way,
- looking other way,
- are remiss,
- over-leaping,
- letting pass,
- letting slide,
- over-passes,
- wert negligent,
- wast irresponsible,
- glosses over,
- am careless,
- was careless,
- over-passed,
- was remiss,
- dis-regards,
- over-pass,
- art careless,
- were derelict,
- is careless,
- dis-regard,
- over looks,
- looking the other way,
- wast careless,
- wert remiss,
- dis regards,
- over leapt,
- by passes,
- thinks little of,
- was irresponsible,
- losing sight of,
- lost sight of,
- over-leaped,
- were negligent,
- were careless,
- over leaped,
- wert derelict,
- is derelict,
- were irresponsible,
- being negligent,
- dis carded,
- is irresponsible,
- over-looks,
- over leap,
- over-leap,
- by pass,
- art derelict,
- are irresponsible,
- looked other way,
- wast derelict.
- putting on bank burner,
- puts on bank burner,
- puts down as,
- putting down as,
- type casts,
- putting on the bank burner,
- laying aside,
- sidelining,
- put bank burner,
- puts the bank burner,
- put the bank burner,
- putting bank burner,
- puts on the bank burner,
- putting the bank burner,
- put on bank burner,
- puts bank burner.
- drags one's feet,
- dragged one feet,
- playing waiting game,
- dragging one's feet,
- dragging feet,
- was dilatory,
- drags ones feet,
- drag ones feet,
- played a waiting game,
- dragged feet,
- giving the run around,
- dragged ones feet,
- gave run around,
- gave the run around,
- drag one feet,
- is dilatory,
- being dilatory,
- were dilatory,
- gives run around,
- wast dilatory,
- gives the run around,
- played waiting game,
- drags one feet,
- playing a waiting game,
- played for time,
- drags feet,
- dragging one feet,
- dragged one's feet,
- wert dilatory,
- are dilatory,
- plays a waiting game,
- giving run around,
- am dilatory,
- play waiting game,
- dragging ones feet,
- plays waiting game,
- art dilatory,
- shilly shally.
- pro-tract,
- keeping going,
- spinning out,
- span out,
- pro tract,
- spins out,
- stretching out,
- pro-tracts,
- keeps going,
- pro tracts.
- re schedules,
- puts back,
- re-scheduled,
- re-schedule,
- re schedule,
- re-schedules,
- re-scheduling,
- re scheduling,
- putting back,
- re scheduled.
- lets up on,
- letting off time,
- re-spited,
- grants stay,
- letted off time,
- let off time,
- letting time,
- letting the hook,
- granted a stay,
- letted upon,
- lets time,
- let time,
- let upon,
- lets off this time,
- letted time,
- letted go,
- re spite,
- re-spiting,
- letting off this time,
- granting stay,
- let the hook,
- granted stay,
- letted this time,
- let this time,
- lets upon,
- lets off time,
- letting off the hook,
- letting this time,
- letting upon,
- lets this time,
- grants a stay,
- re spites,
- letted hook,
- letting hook,
- letted off the hook,
- granting a stay,
- grant stay,
- letted off hook,
- letting off hook,
- lets off hook,
- lets the hook,
- re spited,
- letted off this time,
- lets off the hook,
- letting up on,
- re spiting,
- let hook,
- lets hook,
- re-spites,
- letted up on,
- letted the hook.
- re-serve,
- pre-serves,
- stows away,
- re served,
- re tain,
- re serving,
- pre-served,
- pre serving,
- stowing away,
- pre serves,
- pre-serving,
- pre served,
- stowed away,
- re serves,
- re tains,
- stored up,
- pre serve,
- re-serves,
- re-tain,
- storing up,
- re-serving,
- stores up,
- re-served,
- re serve,
- re-tains.
- de creases,
- closes off,
- brings to screeching halt,
- de creased,
- re-duce,
- de crease,
- slows down,
- slowing down,
- re duces,
- retardated,
- brings screeching halt,
- brought to screeching halt,
- re duce,
- de-crease,
- slowing up,
- bring screeching halt,
- slows up,
- bringing screeching halt,
- re-duces,
- chokes off,
- de creasing,
- brought screeching halt,
- de-creasing,
- retardating,
- bringing to screeching halt,
- de-creased,
- de-creases,
- hanged up,
- hanging up.
- kept waiting,
- easing up,
- keeps waiting,
- back watering,
- winds down,
- keeping waiting,
- losing steam,
- lost steam,
- winded down,
- anchoring it,
- back-waters,
- embogs,
- reining in,
- lets down flaps,
- embogging,
- back-watered,
- letted down flaps,
- loses speed,
- eased off,
- backwatering,
- anchors it,
- letting down flaps,
- loses steam,
- wound down,
- back waters,
- eases off,
- hit brakes,
- hits the brakes,
- lost speed,
- losing speed,
- hitting the brakes,
- anchored it,
- reduced speed,
- re lax,
- re-lax,
- reducing speed,
- back-watering,
- eases up,
- hitting brakes,
- back watered,
- backwatered,
- back water,
- embogged,
- hits brakes,
- reduces speed.
- taking one time,
- stands off,
- took ones time,
- takes ones time,
- stood still,
- takes one time,
- beats around the bush,
- takes one's time,
- beats around bush,
- take ones time,
- stood off,
- took time,
- takes time,
- taking time,
- not moves,
- taking ones time,
- take one time,
- standing off,
- beating around bush,
- stands still,
- took one's time,
- took one time.
- sur ceases,
- re sting,
- sur-ceases,
- sur-ceased,
- sur cease,
- sur-ceasing,
- sur ceasing,
- sur-cease,
- re-sting,
- sur ceased.
- lays on table,
- put the shelf,
- in activates,
- in activate,
- laid table,
- laid on the table,
- de-bars,
- laying the table,
- de bar,
- de barring,
- put on shelf,
- puts the shelf,
- puts on the shelf,
- pinkslip,
- de barred,
- laying table,
- de-barring,
- laying on the table,
- lays the table,
- laid on table,
- puts on shelf,
- lays on the table,
- lays table,
- in activating,
- laid the table,
- putting on the shelf,
- putting shelf,
- in-activate,
- de bars,
- put shelf,
- in activated,
- in-activating,
- laying on table,
- in-activates,
- lay on table,
- lay table,
- lay the table,
- de-bar,
- in-activated,
- putting the shelf,
- de-barred,
- putting on shelf,
- puts shelf.
- dis-owning,
- dis claiming,
- refrains from,
- dis-claimed,
- dis owning,
- sur-render,
- re move,
- dis claim,
- re-signed,
- dis claimed,
- re-move,
- dis owned,
- re moved,
- re moving,
- all-owing,
- re-moves,
- all-owed,
- sur-rendering,
- re signed,
- sur-rendered,
- re signing,
- refrained from,
- dis-owned,
- refraining from,
- re-signs,
- dis-claims,
- dis-claim,
- dis claims,
- sur-renders,
- all owed,
- sur rendered,
- re signs,
- Re sign,
- re-moving,
- dis-claiming,
- sur rendering,
- all owing,
- sur renders.
Other synonyms:
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- push back.
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- nominate,
- slot in,
- movable feast.
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- put forward,
- stagger,
- compress.
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- assign.
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- spread.
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- have.
- bring to an end; leave unfinished,
- stop cold,
- stop short,
- put stop to,
- stop dead,
- put a stop to,
- break short.
- packs in,
- Ultimating,
- topped off,
- call a day,
- pack in,
- put the lid on,
- switch off,
- get done,
- pull the plug,
- sewed up,
- sew up,
- ultimates,
- packed in,
- put lid on,
- top off,
- pulling the plug,
- pack it in,
- Ultimated,
- give up,
- call it a day,
- switching off,
- switched off.
- elide,
- Overpassed,
- over pass,
- be careless,
- be irresponsible,
- by-passes,
- look the other way,
- not trouble oneself,
- overleaps,
- neglected,
- by-passing,
- gloss over,
- By-pass,
- by-passed,
- overleapt,
- lose sight of,
- overleap,
- think little of,
- neglect,
- be negligent,
- be derelict,
- overpast,
- overleaped,
- let slide,
- glossed over,
- be remiss,
- let pass.
- drag feet,
- drag one's feet,
- play a waiting game,
- give the run around,
- Hesitated,
- playing for time,
- plays for time,
- give run around,
- shillyshally,
- be dilatory.
- keep waiting,
- Reefed,
- reins in,
- embog,
- Back-water,
- eased up,
- ease up,
- easing off,
- ease off,
- backwaters,
- wind down,
- winding down,
- hit the brakes,
- lose speed,
- rein in,
- let down flaps,
- reined in,
- stunting,
- backwater,
- Reefing,
- reduce speed,
- lose steam.
- get across,
- augmentation,
- custody,
- foil,
- balk,
- save,
- discontinue,
- cancel,
- arrest,
- proud,
- hamper,
- handicap,
- chase away,
- throw back,
- store,
- tediously,
- string,
- bar,
- dormancy,
- check,
- lengthen,
- acquiesce,
- distant,
- send back,
- forestall,
- inaction,
- bow,
- luxurious,
- sleep on,
- curb,
- bold,
- draw out,
- slowly,
- gently,
- buy on credit,
- condone,
- elongate,
- hold,
- lingeringly,
- moderately,
- push for,
- tardily,
- duck,
- gradually,
- prevent,
- slacken,
- deferment,
- call,
- extend,
- negligent,
- turn off,
- knock back,
- retain,
- impolite,
- thwart,
- confuse,
- carry-over,
- disdainful,
- disconcert,
- tabulate,
- increase,
- extension,
- put away,
- hold up,
- restrain,
- drive away,
- cease temporarily,
- wasteful,
- frustrate,
- unhurriedly,
- forgive,
- indelicate,
- postpones,
- evade,
- cool it,
- shelve,
- indolent,
- ignore,
- play for time,
- accede,
- impede,
- put-off,
- get back,
- arrogant,
- mothball,
- surcease,
- deliberately,
- consternate,
- latency,
- give a rain check,
- sleepily,
- obstruct,
- sluggishly,
- tardy,
- suspension,
- block,
- stow,
- potentiality,
- fudge,
- dodge,
- flurry,
- stretch,
- impertinent,
- extravagant,
- stand over,
- deferred,
- circumvent,
- rude,
- confound,
- await,
- bewilder,
- submit,
- discourteous,
- crude,
- inert,
- potency,
- abandon,
- put over,
- addition,
- replacement,
- slackly,
- belatedly,
- Prorogate,
- renovation,
- continuation,
- deferral,
- set by,
- sidestep,
- hedge,
- supercilious,
- discourage,
- remit,
- detention,
- stave off,
- haughty,
- inactive,
- torpidly,
- renewal,
- delayed,
- drag out,
- give in,
- stymie,
- enlargement,
- sleep on it,
- lofty,
- quietly,
- table,
- tide over,
- push aside,
- prolong,
- dishearten,
- slippage,
- check temporarily,
- avoid,
- escape,
- comply with,
- extent,
- except,
- overlook,
- parry,
- stupidly,
- pigeon-hole,
- sluggish,
- careless,
- holdover,
- confinement,
- detain,
- expansion,
- interfere with,
- blunt,
- gross,
- elude,
- dully,
- act evasively,
- brutal,
- lethargically,
- unhurried,
- disregard,
- baulk,
- halt,
- conserve,
- adjournment,
- absolve,
- temporize,
- set back,
- excessive,
- keep,
- disturb,
- put,
- hesitate,
- disrespectful,
- dally,
- idle,
- preserve,
- lay away,
- deter.
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
postpones, postponed, Postponing.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
postponement.
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Verb, base form
postponement.
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Proper noun, singular
Antonyms for Postpone:
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