What is another word for temporize?
439 synonyms found
What does temporize mean in english?
What is the word for temporize in french?
What is the word for temporize?
Pronunciation:
[ tˈɛmpəɹˌa͡ɪz], [ tˈɛmpəɹˌaɪz], [ t_ˈɛ_m_p_ə_ɹ_ˌaɪ_z]
Related words: temporized, tempro, temporibus, temporiz, temporised, temporisable, temporised
Similar words: defer, postpone, stave off, hold off, delay, postponement
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Synonyms for Temporize:
n.
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- wait,
- play for time,
- hold off.
v.
• delay (verb)- holds over,
- re strict,
- de lays,
- de tain,
- re pressing,
- pro roguing,
- de-tain,
- laid over,
- dis-courages,
- pro rogues,
- re press,
- with-hold,
- de lay,
- re-presses,
- pre-vented,
- pro tracts,
- with holding,
- inter-feres,
- post pone,
- with-held,
- re pressed,
- biding time,
- de-laying,
- pro rogue,
- re-pressing,
- post pones,
- pro longing,
- dis-courage,
- re presses,
- lays over,
- de tains,
- gained time,
- pro-rogue,
- de laying,
- post-pone,
- pro-long,
- dilly dally,
- with-holds,
- dis courage,
- bides time,
- post-pones,
- gains time,
- pro-longing,
- pre-vent,
- pro tract,
- with hold,
- inter feres,
- intermits,
- pro rogued,
- pro-tract,
- inter-fere,
- pre-venting,
- re-strict,
- pro long,
- pro longs,
- de-lays,
- bode time,
- pro-rogues,
- with held,
- pro-roguing,
- de-lay,
- pre vents,
- pre vent,
- pre-vents,
- dis courages,
- inter fere,
- gaining time,
- pre venting,
- de-tains,
- laying over,
- pro-longs,
- with holds,
- pro-longed,
- pro-tracts,
- bided time,
- pro-rogued.
- gives the run around,
- sits the fence,
- flipflopping,
- giving the run around,
- flip flopped,
- gives run around,
- tergiversed,
- flip flopping,
- sitting fence,
- were noncommittal,
- wert noncommittal,
- am noncommittal,
- tergiversing,
- cop plea,
- sits fence,
- beating around bush,
- is noncommittal,
- beats around bush,
- blow hot cold,
- sat the fence,
- sitting the fence,
- tergiverses,
- flip-flopped,
- sitting on the fence,
- sitting on fence,
- sat fence,
- pass buck,
- sate fence,
- sits on fence,
- sit fence,
- runs around,
- sit the fence,
- ran around,
- sate on fence,
- was noncommittal,
- shilly shally,
- giving run around,
- wast noncommittal,
- being noncommittal,
- sits on the fence,
- beats around the bush,
- sate the fence,
- sat on the fence,
- art noncommittal,
- hem haw,
- flip flop,
- flipflopped,
- gave the run around,
- running around,
- sat on fence,
- gave run around,
- sate on the fence.
- dragging one feet,
- dragging one's feet,
- letting slide,
- drag one feet,
- is dilatory,
- played waiting game,
- wert dilatory,
- dragging ones feet,
- are dilatory,
- were dilatory,
- dragging feet,
- dragged one feet,
- played for time,
- am dilatory,
- dragged one's feet,
- plays waiting game,
- letted slide,
- dragged ones feet,
- being dilatory,
- drags one feet,
- dragged feet,
- hanged fire,
- hung fire,
- plays a waiting game,
- wast dilatory,
- was dilatory,
- drags one's feet,
- drags ones feet,
- played a waiting game,
- art dilatory,
- play waiting game,
- playing a waiting game,
- playing waiting game,
- drag ones feet,
- lets slide,
- drags feet.
- stood off,
- takes time,
- takes one time,
- slowing down,
- took one's time,
- slows down,
- took ones time,
- not moves,
- takes one's time,
- stands still,
- took time,
- stands off,
- take ones time,
- taking time,
- took one time,
- stood still,
- standing off,
- taking ones time,
- take one time,
- taking one time,
- takes ones time.
- holding the phone,
- re maining,
- got no place fast,
- gat no place fast,
- warming a chair,
- re sting,
- holds the phone,
- goofs around,
- held the phone,
- re mained,
- gotten no place fast,
- re main,
- goofed around,
- goofing around,
- loses time,
- warmed a chair,
- held phone,
- holding phone,
- stopped over,
- getting no place fast,
- sticking around,
- re-mains,
- holds phone,
- re mains,
- stops over,
- gets no place fast,
- losing time,
- warmed chair,
- re-sting,
- sticked around,
- warm chair,
- stuck around,
- hold phone,
- sticks around,
- lost time,
- stopt over,
- re-main,
- warms chair,
- warming chair,
- warms a chair.
Other synonyms:
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- falter,
- hesitate,
- hang around,
- count down,
- prevaricate,
- skulk,
- hang on,
- Shilly-shally,
- await,
- sit on,
- loiter,
- pussyfoot,
- forbear,
- lurk,
- wait around.
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- hang up.
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- park.
- sit on fence,
- give run around,
- flipflop,
- run around,
- jiving,
- give the run around,
- beat around the bush,
- flip-flopping,
- tergiverse,
- shillyshally,
- jive,
- jives,
- beating around the bush,
- beat around bush,
- sit on the fence,
- be noncommittal.
- Filibustering,
- prorogue,
- keeps back,
- Intermitting,
- keep back,
- stand off,
- remand,
- stick around,
- not moving,
- take time,
- Prolonging,
- Shelving,
- filibustered,
- withholds,
- Prorogued,
- encumbered,
- bide time,
- not moved,
- slow down,
- lose time,
- encumber,
- keeping back,
- tarry,
- stopping over,
- lay over,
- stop over,
- remands,
- taking one's time,
- Proroguing,
- not move,
- stall,
- hedge,
- take one's time,
- intermit,
- Loitered,
- warm a chair,
- get no place fast,
- hold over,
- held over,
- standing still,
- Remanding,
- slackens,
- put off,
- stand still,
- gain time,
- tooling,
- Intermitted,
- slowed down,
- delay,
- protract,
- tooled,
- procrastinate,
- goof around,
- hold the phone,
- kept back,
- Remanded,
- prorogues,
- withhold.
- plays for time,
- playing for time,
- let slide,
- play a waiting game,
- hangs fire,
- Hesitated,
- drag feet,
- hanging fire.
- hold back,
- wait for,
- dwell on,
- table,
- twofold,
- set back,
- comply,
- put back,
- double,
- dilly-dally,
- lengthen,
- hang back,
- dither,
- sit tight,
- act evasively,
- shelve,
- hold up,
- sit,
- bivalent,
- agree,
- stretch out,
- suspend,
- intrigue,
- flatter,
- ternary,
- hang fire,
- undermine,
- put on hold,
- waive,
- store,
- plan,
- hang about,
- bide one's time,
- abide,
- be dilatory,
- threefold,
- pronged,
- triple,
- demur,
- overreach,
- pause,
- linger,
- trim,
- scruple,
- divalent,
- dally,
- drag one's feet,
- filibuster,
- waste time,
- continue,
- stave off,
- dual,
- pigeon-hole,
- biramous,
- eke out,
- tide over,
- be obstructive,
- contrive,
- drag on,
- Haver,
- circumvent,
- gerrymander,
- sleep on it,
- make time,
- forked,
- jib,
- vacillate,
- be late,
- shrink from,
- hang,
- stick at,
- retard,
- bide,
- put-off,
- dawdle,
- be patient,
- give the run-around,
- postpone,
- put aside,
- boggle at,
- drag out,
- treble,
- Biding,
- linger on,
- lay aside,
- think twice,
- hold the line,
- hold horses,
- put on ice,
- maneuver,
- look forward to,
- waylay,
- adjourn,
- spin out,
- finesse,
- surprise,
- stonewall,
- be a timeserver,
- defer,
- play,
- reserve.
How to use "Temporize" in context?
The verb "temporize" means to lessen or delay the effects of something unpleasant, painful, or dangerous. It can also mean to avoid making a decision or doing something that could lead to conflict. Temporizing can be a way to avoid taking a stand or making a commitment, or it can be a way to avoid confrontation. Some people use temporizing as a form of manipulation or control.
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