Definition for Prorogue:

• To put off; to defer; to continue Parliament from the end of one session till the commencement of another, at a time mentioned, done by royal authority.

Synonyms for Prorogue:

• n.

  •prorogue (noun)
  • set-back.
  •put-off (noun)
  • put-off.

• v.

  •adjourn (verb)
  • restrain,
  • curb,
  • hold off.
  •defer (verb)
  • hinder,
  • block,
  • procrastinate,
  • stall,
  • slow,
  • extend,
  • prolong,
  • retard,
  • obstruct,
  • impede,
  • lengthen,
  • detain.
  •delay (verb)
  • bar,
  • discourage,
  • filibuster,
  • check,
  • keep,
  • inhibit,
  • drag,
  • loiter,
  • hamper,
  • tarry,
  • deter,
  • lag,
  • interfere,
  • linger,
  • clog,
  • temporize,
  • repress,
  • arrest,
  • dilly-dally,
  • choke,
  • stave off,
  • dawdle,
  • slacken,
  • restrict,
  • confine,
  • hold,
  • prevent.
  •hold up (verb)
  • pause,
  • slow down,
  • stop,
  • interrupt.
  •postpone (verb)
  • pigeonhole.
  •put off (verb)
  • dillydally,
  • poke,
  • trail,
  • dally.
  •recess (verb)
  • dissolve,
  • break up,
  • break off,
  • shake,
  • sideline,
  • rise.
  •remit (verb)
  • dwindle,
  • diminish,
  • forgive,
  • rescind,
  • alleviate,
  • repeal,
  • release,
  • absolve,
  • abate,
  • wane,
  • cancel,
  • halt,
  • sink,
  • reduce,
  • relax,
  • slack,
  • mitigate,
  • excuse,
  • desist,
  • pardon,
  • amnesty,
  • forbear,
  • soften,
  • decrease,
  • respite,
  • moderate,
  • reprieve,
  • condone,
  • weaken,
  • modulate,
  • exonerate,
  • modify.
  •shelve (verb)
  • freeze,
  • tie up,
  • lay aside,
  • put aside,
  • mothball,
  • scrub,
  • give up,
  • hang up,
  • dismiss,
  • slow up.
  •social (verb)
  • prorogue.
  •suspend (verb)
  • file,
  • eliminate,
  • cease,
  • reject,
  • eject,
  • can,
  • omit,
  • rule out,
  • debar,
  • lay off,
  • exclude,
  • cut short,
  • pink-slip,
  • count out,
  • hang.
  •terminate (verb)
  • conclude,
  • lapse,
  • bound,
  • issue,
  • expire,
  • determine,
  • end,
  • result,
  • wrap up,
  • cut off,
  • abolish,
  • scratch,
  • limit,
  • perfect,
  • define,
  • wrap,
  • annul,
  • complete,
  • abort,
  • bounce,
  • tether,
  • discharge,
  • ultimate,
  • close,
  • sack,
  • wind up,
  • achieve,
  • extinguish,
  • run out,
  • fire.
  •waive (verb)
  • allow,
  • disclaim,
  • dispense with,
  • neglect,
  • abandon,
  • surrender,
  • disown,
  • turn over,
  • hand over,
  • resign,
  • remove,
  • grant,
  • reserve,
  • renege.

• Other synonyms:

  •adjourn
  • Proroguing,
  • prorogues,
  • held over,
  • Prorogued.
  •hold up
  • held up,
  • slowed down.
  •shelve
  • mothballs,
  • lays aside,
  • Shelving,
  • mothballing,
  • laid aside,
  • mothballed,
  • slowed up.

Paraphrases for Prorogue:

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    prolong.

Antonyms for Prorogue:

• v.

  • adjourn
    convoke, encourage, hurry, stimulate, urge, forward, hasten, continue, keep on, carry out, DO, convene, advance, open, begin, further, rally, expedite.
  • defer
    aid, allow, facilitate, help, abbreviate, shorten, assist, support, forge, push, let go, force, promote, maintain.
  • delay
    finish, go, speed, complete, permit, free, rush, unblock, abandon, liberate, release, dispatch, leave.
  • hold up
    give.
  • postpone
    persevere.
  • put off
    succeed, accomplish, achieve.
  • recess
    start.
  • remit
    accuse, incriminate, approve, blame, condemn, charge, expand, keep, worry, grow, punish, develop, hold, intensify, irritate, increase, raise, strengthen, rise, leave alone, aggravate, sentence, incite, censure, magnify, enlarge.
  • shelve
    go ahead.
  • suspend
    add, persist, include, sustain, accept.
  • terminate
    create, restart, schedule, go on, welcome, employ, introduce, commence, engage, bear, uphold, set up, establish, initiate, hire, ratify.
  • waive
    deny, refuse, acknowledge, retain, guard, claim, take.
  • Other antonyms:
    call, carry on, extend, muster, assemble, resume, draw out, summon, launch, reopen, proceed, inaugurate, renew, prolong.

Prorogue Sentence Examples:

• It was necessary that the Lords Justices should prorogue the Parliament to the sixth of December.

Hyponym for Prorogue:

• v.

  • social
    withdraw, adjourn, retire.