Postpone

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To delay until a future time; put off. See Synonyms at defer1.
  • v. To place after in importance; subordinate.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn.
  • v. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to precedence, preference, value, or importance.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To put off; defer to a future or later time; delay.
  • To set below (something else) in value or importance; rate as less important or inferior.
  • Synonyms To adjourn, procrastinate, stave off.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. hold back to a later time
  • Antonym
    hasten    prepone    advance   
    Verb Form
    postponed    postpones    postponing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    delay   
    Hyponym
    suspend    call    probate    hold    respite    reprieve   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    procrastinate    defer    delay    adjourn    subordinate    suspend    put on ice    put off   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bastogne    Bayonne    Capone    Cohn    Cologne    Dijon    Goan    Joan    Leone    Malone   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts