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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | postpone a proposition |
| Synonyms: | cool*, defer, delay, enter, hang*, hold off, hold up, move, pigeonhole, propose, put aside, put forward, put off, put on back burner, put on hold, put on ice, put on the shelf, shelve, submit, suggest |
| Antonyms: | decide, vote |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | pigeonhole |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | categorize; shelve |
| Synonyms: | assort, class, classify, defer, delay, dismiss, file, group, hold, hold off, hold up, label, lay aside, peg, postpone, put aside, put down as, put off, put on hold, put on ice, put on the bank burner, rank, sideline, sort, tab, table, type cast |
| 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: | shelve |
| 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: | submit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | present, offer; argue for |
| Synonyms: | advance, advise, affirm, argue, assert, claim, commit, contend, hand in, make a pitch, move, proffer, propose, proposition, propound, put, put forward, refer, state, suggest, table, tender, theorize, urge, volunteer |
| Antonyms: | conceal, dissuade, hide |
| Main Entry: | waive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give up; let go |
| Synonyms: | abandon, allow, cede, defer, delay, disclaim, disown, dispense with, forgo, grant, hand over, hold off, hold up, leave, neglect, postpone, prorogue, put off, refrain from, reject, relinquish, remit, remove, renege, renounce, reserve, resign, set aside, shelve, stay, surrender, suspend, table, turn over, yield |
| Antonyms: | claim |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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