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Synonyms for postponement
post·pone·ment
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Princeton's WordNet
delay, hold, time lag, postponement, waitnoun
time during which some action is awaited
"instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
Synonyms:
clutch, grip, storage area, delay, keep, holdup, detainment, deferral, handle, hold, appreciation, handgrip, wait, cargo area, detention, waiting, custody, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, time lag, deferment, cargo holdpostponement, deferment, deferralnoun
act of putting off to a future time
Synonyms:
recess, time lag, deferral, wait, delay, deferment, hold
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
postponementnoun
Synonyms:
deferring, delay, procrastination
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "postponement":
adjournment, deferral, deferment, delay, postpone, postponed, adjourn, carry-in, defer, postponing, report, reprieve, delaying, carry-over, delayed, carry-forward, carryover, procrastination, deferred, extension, suspension
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#224 | report | |
#656 | keep | |
#1275 | hold | |
#2071 | wait | |
#2335 | extension | |
#2465 | handle | |
#2633 | waiting | |
#3446 | delay | |
#5067 | suspension | |
#6366 | delayed | |
#7245 | grip | |
#7664 | custody | |
#7791 | appreciation | |
#9507 | deferred | |
#10067 | detention | |
#11162 | clutch | |
#13142 | grasp | |
#17718 | postponed | |
#19598 | recess | |
#21913 | adjournment | |
#22016 | clasp | |
#23567 | defer | |
#26952 | adjourn | |
#27159 | delaying | |
#28220 | postpone | |
#30095 | clutches | |
#34191 | deferral | |
#37135 | procrastination | |
#41975 | carryover | |
#42034 | postponement | |
#49186 | deferment | |
#56356 | reprieve | |
#59744 | postponing | |
#95343 | holdup | |
#102740 | clench | |
#127206 | handgrip | |
#189417 | detainment |
How to use postponement in a sentence?
The fight against an invisible enemy, the coronavirus, is behind the one-year postponement( of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021), and it has been a major ordeal for humanity, i would like us to overcome the fight against the coronavirus and make the Games a memorable event.Some local organisers complain that information from Tokyo has come slowly, and that they learn about key developments from the media. Others, like Mie Watanabe, readying the road race course in Oyama, a city 90 kilometres( 56 miles) southwest of Tokyo, worry months of their work could go to waste.
Our athletes played a critical role in our decision to request the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games.
I'm actually really thankful for it (the postponement), i kind of felt like I was running out of time so having the extra year is like a gift.
It's a little unfortunate. I was looking forward to the torch relay, but with the coronavirus I think the postponement was the correct move in order to make people feel safe.
Olympics President Yoshiro Mori:
I would like to clearly reiterate that cancellation or postponement of the Tokyo Games are not being considered.
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