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Synonyms for postpone
poʊstˈpoʊn, poʊs-post·pone
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Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
postpone
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 conclude; delay may be used of any stage in the proceedings; we may delay a person as well as an action, but defer and protract are not used of persons. Elongate is not used of actions or abstractions, but only of material objects or extension in space; protract is very rarely used of concrete objects or extension in space; we elongate a line, protract a discussion. Protract has usually an unfavorable sense, implying that the matter referred to is already unduly long, or would be so if longer continued; continue is neutral, applying equally to the desirable or the undesirable. Postpone implies a definite intention to resume, as defer also does, though less decidedly; both are often used with some definite limitation of time; as, to postpone till, until, or to a certain day or hour. One may defer, delay, or postpone a matter intelligently and for good reason; he procrastinates through indolence and irresolution. Compare HINDER.
Synonyms:
continue, defer, delay, draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, procrastinate, prolong, protractAntonyms:
abbreviate, abridge, conclude, contract, curtail, hasten, hurry, limit, reduce, shortenPreposition:
To protract a speech by verbosity, through an unreasonable time, to, till, or until a late hour.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
postpone
Synonyms:
defer, delay, prorogue, procrastinateAntonyms:
expedite, despatch, accelerate
Princeton's WordNet
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put offverb
hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam"
Synonyms:
put back, put over, elude, circumvent, set back, turn off, confuse, sidestep, dishearten, remand, give in, remit, parry, dodge, bow, send back, tabulate, accede, flurry, prorogue, hedge, put off, evade, defer, tabularise, table, tabularize, carry over, duck, slacken, shelve, hold over, disconcert, knock back, get across, fudge, submit, skirt
Editors Contribution
called off
called of is a phrasal verb!
today meeting is being called off by the borad of directors.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
postponeverb
Synonyms:
defer, delay, adjourn, procrastinate, put off, stave off, let lie over
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#464 | table | |
#868 | submit | |
#1056 | continue | |
#3446 | delay | |
#4532 | extend | |
#4626 | dodge | |
#4705 | reporter | |
#6074 | differ | |
#6185 | skirt | |
#6335 | bow | |
#6366 | delayed | |
#7123 | duck | |
#11515 | hedge | |
#13027 | suspend | |
#17688 | fudge | |
#17718 | postponed | |
#20060 | confuse | |
#21866 | parry | |
#23567 | defer | |
#24731 | remit | |
#26952 | adjourn | |
#27159 | delaying | |
#27779 | remand | |
#28220 | postpone | |
#32756 | prolong | |
#33891 | circumvent | |
#35107 | sidestep | |
#35156 | flurry | |
#35306 | evade | |
#42034 | postponement | |
#42537 | repel | |
#51983 | lengthen | |
#59744 | postponing | |
#62038 | elongate | |
#64306 | elude | |
#68545 | accede | |
#75746 | procrastinate | |
#78082 | postpones | |
#79454 | tabulate | |
#81713 | shelve | |
#154483 | slacken | |
#311639 | protract | |
#311709 | disconcert | |
#322072 | dishearten |
How to use postpone in a sentence?
I think that Prime Minister Abe is a very smart man and I have no doubt that when he put it to the IOC that we postpone the Games... he had in mind a positive economic stimulus for Tokyo and Japan in what would otherwise be a downturn, i think there will be a lot of countries and cities around the world wishing for a similar opportunity.
Slower income growth is likely to dampen the demand for our tourism exports, as UK travelers may well postpone long-haul travel until economic conditions improve.
If the government pursues too high a growth rate, it will postpone necessary structural reform, what people care more about now is structural reform. We'd like to sacrifice a little bit lower growth rate as long as we have structural reform.
My bias is that it is silly to play in 100 degree temperatures, the risk of heat stroke, collapse on the court, acute kidney injury and a serious fall as one collapses from the heat are just not worth it. Why not postpone for a few days, play only at night or play in closed air conditioned stadiums when available?
There could be events I suppose, terrorism or otherwise, that could make you postpone, but I think the certainly of (a rate hike) is up over the 90 percent mark, the Fed has given investors a lot of time and a lot of direction that they plan to do this, if it is coming as a surprise to you now, you just haven't been following this.
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- تأجيل, اجلArabic
- ajornar, posposarCatalan, Valencian
- odložit, odročitCzech
- gohirioWelsh
- udsætteDanish
- aufschieben, verschiebenGerman
- αναβάλλωGreek
- prokrastiEsperanto
- perecear, posponer, atrasar, aplazar, postergarSpanish
- edasi lükkamaEstonian
- lykätä, siirtääFinnish
- remettre à plus tard, repousser, différer, reporter, ajourner, postposerFrench
- elhalaszt, elnapolHungarian
- menundakan, menundaIndonesian
- frestaIcelandic
- rimandareItalian
- 延期Japanese
- 연기Korean
- uitstellen, verschuiven, achterstellenDutch
- utsetteNorwegian
- odraczać, odkładać, odłożyć, odroczyćPolish
- adiarPortuguese
- amânaRomanian
- откладывать, отсрочить, отсрочивать, отложитьRussian
- uppskjuta, senareläggaSwedish
- వాయిదావేయు, వాయిదాTelugu
- ertelemekTurkish
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