2. (verb)submit, bow, defer, accede, give in yield to another's wish or opinion Synonyms: put over, set back, put forward, buckle under, crouch, pass on, relegate, put in, resign, take, bow, give in, state, subject, remit, acquiesce, reconcile, accede, prorogue, assent, knuckle under, put off, bend, render, defer, table, present, yield, postpone, posit, shelve, enter, hold over, succumb, bow down, stoop, submit
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'defer'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. defer To protract is to cause to occupy a longer time than is usual, expected, or desirable. We defer a negotiation which we are slow to enter upon; we protract a negotiation which we are slow to con Synonyms: protract, continue, delay, elongate, lengthen, procrastinate, defer, draw out, extend, postpone, prolong Antonyms: abbreviate, conclude, curtail, hurry, reduce, abridge, contract, hasten, limit, shorten
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