Definition for Procrastination:

• Procrastinator.

Synonyms for Procrastination:

• n.

  •dalliance (noun)
  • Procrastinating,
  • dilly-dallying,
  • Loitering,
  • Dabbling,
  • Puttering,
  • Frittering,
  • loafing,
  • playing,
  • toying,
  • poking,
  • Delaying.
  •deferral (noun)
  • postponement.
  •delay (noun)
  • holding,
  • discontinuation,
  • check,
  • lag,
  • problem,
  • stall,
  • downtime,
  • bind,
  • interval,
  • lingering,
  • remission,
  • stoppage,
  • obstruction,
  • detention,
  • Tarrying,
  • stop,
  • putting off,
  • hindrance,
  • jam,
  • suspension,
  • impediment,
  • reprieve,
  • stay,
  • adjournment,
  • tie-up,
  • setback,
  • holding pattern,
  • moratorium,
  • dawdling.
  •dilatoriness (noun)
  • dilatoriness.
  •filibuster (noun)
  • opposition,
  • stonewalling,
  • interference.
  •hesitation (noun)
  • qualm,
  • wavering,
  • doubt,
  • vacillation,
  • faltering,
  • indisposition,
  • reluctance,
  • oscillation,
  • skepticism,
  • stammering,
  • fluctuation,
  • indecision,
  • mistrust,
  • pause,
  • equivocation,
  • dubiety,
  • misgiving,
  • unwillingness,
  • Averseness,
  • stuttering.
  •postponement (noun)
  • respite,
  • Deferring.
  •procrastination (noun)
  • stalling.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • carelessness,
  • laziness.

Paraphrases for Procrastination:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    prolongation, reluctance, adjournment, deferment, tardiness.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    indecision, hesitation, delay, indecisiveness, foot-dragging, hesitancy, vacillation, postponement, Delaying, equivocation, deferral.

Antonyms for Procrastination:

• n.

  • dalliance
    hurrying, rush, push, hastening.
  • delay
    dispatch, furtherance, speed, expedition, hurry, advance.
  • filibuster
    impetus, progression, incentive, catalyst.
  • hesitation
    eagerness, sureness, perseverance, certainty, go.

Procrastination Sentence Examples:

• " There is a slowness, want of decision, and a spirit of procrastination in the President," he confided to his diary.

• One alleged cause for procrastination in the examination and adjustment of our claims arises from an obstacle which it is the duty of the Spanish Government to remove.