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deferral

Main Entry:
deferral [dih-fur-uhl]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: delay
Synonyms: deferment, extension, postponement, stay, suspension
Main Entry: adjournment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: discontinuation or delay of a proceeding
Synonyms: break, deferment, deferral, intermission, interruption, pause, postponement, prorogation, putting off, recess, stay, suspension
Antonyms: beginning, commencement, continuance
Main Entry: deferment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: postponement
Synonyms: adjournment, deferral, delay, moratorium, pause, putting off, stay, suspension
Main Entry: inaction
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: state of doing nothing
Synonyms: acedia, deferral, deliquescence, depression, doldrums, dormancy, ennui, fecklessness, idleness, inactivity, indolence, inertia, inertness, lassitude, lethargy, otiosity, passivity, quiescence, quietude, slothfulness, stagnation, stasis, suspension, torpidity, torpor
Antonyms: action
Main Entry: abeyancy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: abeyance
Synonyms: deferral, dormancy, intermission, latency, postponement, quiescence, suspension
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Inaction.
Category: 1. Simple voluntary action
Synonyms:
-nouns
inaction, passiveness, abstinence from action; noninterference; Fabian policy, conservative policy; neglect., inactivity; rest (repose); quiescence; want of occupation, inoccupation; idle hours, time hanging on one's hands, dolce far niente; sinecure; soft snap, soft thing.
-verbs
not do, not act, not attempt; be inactive; abstain from doing, do nothing, hold, spare; not stir, not move, not lift a finger, not lift a foot, not lift a peg; fold one's arms, fold one's hands; leave alone, let alone; let be, let pass, let things take their course, let it have its way, let well alone; quieta non movere; stare super antiquas vias; rest and be thankful, live and let live; lie rest upon one's oars; laisser aller, faire; stand aloof; refrain (avoid) keep oneself from doing; remit one's efforts, relax one's efforts; desist (relinquish); stop (cease); pause (be quiet)., wait, lie in wait, bide one's time, take time, tide it over., cool one's heels, kick one's heels; while away the time, while away tedious hours; pass the time, fill up the time, beguile the time; talk against time; waste time (inactive)., lie by, lie on the shelf, lie in ordinary, lie idle, lie to, lie fallow; keep quiet, slug; have nothing to do, whistle for want of thought., undo, do away with; take down, take to pieces; destroy.
-adjectives
not doing; not done; undone; passive; unoccupied, unemployed; out of employ, out of work; fallow; desaeuvre.
-adverbs
re infecta, at a stand, les bras croisis, with folded arms; with the hands in the pockets, with the hands behind one's back; pour passer le temps.
-phrases
cunctando restituit rem.
Antonyms: action
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