adjourned

[uh-jurnd] / əˈdʒɜrnd /

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ADJECTIVE

deferred

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delayed negotiated postponed

STRONG

assessed charged pigeonholed prolonged protracted remanded renegotiated scrubbed stalled temporized

WEAK

held up in waiting indebted on hold on the shelf staved off

Antonyms

WEAK

advanced forwarded furthered hastened hurried

ADJECTIVE

postponed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delayed suspended

STRONG

intermitted prorogued scrubbed shelved tabled withheld

WEAK

on hold put off

Example Sentences

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adjourned

The case was adjourned until the end of August when the woman is due to be sentenced.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

The members adjourned without a vote to continue negotiations.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

The proceedings were adjourned until 14 April when a joint full inquest is expected to be held.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

He was remanded into custody and the case adjourned for sentencing on a date yet to be fixed.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Court would then have to be adjourned while Van Rensburg went out to gather “further particulars.”

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela