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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defer, postpone |
| Synonyms: | delay, dismiss, drop, freeze*, give up, hang up, hold, hold off, hold over, hold up, lay aside, mothball, pigeonhole, prolong, prorogue, put aside, put off, put on back burner, put on hold, put on ice, scrub, sideline, slow up, stay, suspend, table, tie up, waive |
| Antonyms: | carry out, do, go ahead |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | defer |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold off, put off |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, block, delay, detain, extend, give rain check, hang fire, hinder, hold up, impede, intermit, lay over, lengthen, obstruct, postpone, procrastinate, prolong, prorogue, protract, put on back burner, put on hold, put on ice, remit, retard, set aside, shelve, slow, stall, stay, suspend, table, waive |
| Antonyms: | advance, expedite, forge, forward, hasten, hurry |
| Main Entry: | delay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause stop in action |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, arrest, bar, bide time, block, check, choke, clog, confine, curb, dawdle, defer, detain, deter, dilly-dally, discourage, drag, encumber, filibuster, gain time, hamper, hold, hold over, impede, inhibit, interfere, intermit, keep, keep back, lag, lay over, linger, loiter, obstruct, postpone, prevent, procrastinate, prolong, prorogue, protract, put off, remand, repress, restrict, retard, shelve, slacken, stall, stave off, stay, suspend, table, tarry, temporize, withhold |
| Notes: | various things may cause a delay, but a postponement will result from the action of a person |
| Antonyms: | advance, dispatch, expedite, further, hasten, hurry, rush, speed |
| Main Entry: | dismiss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | remove from job, responsibility |
| Synonyms: | ax, boot out, boot, bounce*, bump*, can*, cashier, defrock, depone, depose, deselect, discharge, disemploy, disfrock, displace, disqualify, drop, fire, furlough, give notice to, give the ax, give the gate, give the heave-ho, give walking papers, give warning, impeach, kick out, lay off, let go, let out, oust, pension, pink-slip, put away, recall, retire, sack, send packing, shelve, shut out, suspend, terminate, turn away, unfrock, unseat, wash out |
| Antonyms: | appoint, employ, engage, hire, keep, secure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dismiss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put out of one's mind |
| Synonyms: | banish, contemn, deride, despise, discard, disdain, dispel, disregard, drop, flout, gibe, gird, jeer, kiss off, laugh away, lay aside, mock, pooh-pooh, rally, reject, relegate, repudiate, repulse, ridicule, scoff, scorn, scout, set aside, shelve, spurn, taunt, twit |
| Antonyms: | accept, welcome |
| Main Entry: | postpone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put off till later time |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, cool it, defer, delay, give a rain check, hang fire, hold off, hold over, hold up, lay over, pigeonhole, prorogue, put back, put on back burner, put on hold, shelve, suspend, table |
| Antonyms: | carry out, continue, do, expedite, forward, maintain, persevere |
| Main Entry: | put off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | defer, delay |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drag one's feet, hold off, hold over, lag*, lay over, linger, loiter, poke*, postpone, prorogue, put back, reschedule, retard, shelve, stay, suspend, tarry, trail |
| Antonyms: | accomplish, achieve, carry out, do, succeed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | remit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, postpone |
| Synonyms: | abate, absolve, alleviate, amnesty, cancel, condone, decrease, defer, delay, desist, diminish, dwindle, ease up, excuse, exonerate, fall away, forbear, forgive, halt, hold off, hold up, intermit, mitigate, moderate, modify, modulate, pardon, prorogue, put off, reduce, relax, release, repeal, reprieve, rescind, respite, shelve, sink, slack, slacken, soften, stay, suspend, wane, weaken |
| Antonyms: | encourage, forge, forward |
| Main Entry: | slope |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | slant, tilt |
| Synonyms: | angle, ascend, bank, bevel, cant, descend, dip, drop, drop away, fall, heel, incline, lean, list, pitch, rake, recline, rise, shelve, skew, splay, tip |
| Antonyms: | even, level |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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