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Synonyms for defer
dɪˈfɜrde·fer
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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 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, delay, draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, postpone, 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
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, tabularise, table, tabularize, carry over, postpone, duck, slacken, shelve, hold over, disconcert, knock back, get across, fudge, submit, skirtsubmit, bow, defer, accede, give inverb
yield to another's wish or opinion
"The government bowed to the military pressure"
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, table, present, yield, postpone, posit, shelve, enter, hold over, succumb, bow down, stoop, submit
Dictionary of English Synonymes
deferverb
Synonyms:
postpone, delay, adjourn, procrastinate, put off, stave off, let lie over
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#111 | state | |
#246 | take | |
#259 | subject | |
#464 | table | |
#657 | enter | |
#805 | present | |
#868 | submit | |
#1056 | continue | |
#2884 | refer | |
#3446 | delay | |
#4532 | extend | |
#4557 | yield | |
#4626 | dodge | |
#4705 | reporter | |
#6074 | differ | |
#6185 | skirt | |
#6335 | bow | |
#6506 | bend | |
#7123 | duck | |
#9759 | render | |
#11515 | hedge | |
#17688 | fudge | |
#18763 | waive | |
#19661 | resign | |
#20060 | confuse | |
#21866 | parry | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#23024 | reconcile | |
#23567 | defer | |
#24578 | assent | |
#24731 | remit | |
#26161 | crouch | |
#26952 | adjourn | |
#27779 | remand | |
#28220 | postpone | |
#32756 | prolong | |
#33891 | circumvent | |
#34071 | retard | |
#35107 | sidestep | |
#35156 | flurry | |
#35306 | evade | |
#42034 | postponement | |
#47047 | succumb | |
#47721 | stoop | |
#51983 | lengthen | |
#53925 | posit | |
#62038 | elongate | |
#64306 | elude | |
#68545 | accede | |
#75746 | procrastinate | |
#79454 | tabulate | |
#81713 | shelve | |
#84424 | acquiesce | |
#109510 | relegate | |
#154483 | slacken | |
#311639 | protract | |
#311709 | disconcert | |
#322072 | dishearten |
How to use defer in a sentence?
During my tenure as DNI, it was my practice to defer to the FBI director -- both (former FBI) Director (Robert) Mueller and Director Comey -- on whether, when, and to what extent they would inform me about such investigations.
I welcome that he has taken our opinion into account. ... It was a very good decision today to defer the designation.
At some point, illness doesn’t wait for us, the ability to defer additional care when you have already deferred for a year, year and a half, is just simply not an acceptable option.
Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari:
We have been really committed to paying this on time up until now, we are in discussions with the Kuwaitis, trying to defer the payment for two years or at least a year, to allow some space... to present a realistic budget.
I'm just going to defer all my investment.
Translations for defer
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- отсрочвам, отстъпвам, отлагамBulgarian
- odkládatCzech
- verschieben, aufheben, weiterleiten, aufschieben, vertagen, verzögernGerman
- diferirSpanish
- mukautua, lykätä, alistuaFinnish
- différerFrench
- elhalaszt, engedHungarian
- 延期Japanese
- whakamiramiraMāori
- uitstellenDutch
- odroczyć, odraczaćPolish
- adiar, pospor, deferirPortuguese
- отсро́чить, откла́дывать, отложи́ть, отсро́чиватьRussian
- odgoditi, одгодитиSerbo-Croatian
- podvoliť saSlovak
- hänskjuta, skjuta uppSwedish
- เลื่อนเวลาThai
- tehir etmek, geciktirmekTurkish
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