Defers synonyms
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Remit is defined as to forgive or to send a payment.
To shelve is to put something, especially books, onto a shelf or resting place, or to put something aside.
Postpone is defined as to put off to or place in a later time.
To give one's consent, often at the insistence of another:
To yield in defeat or out of courtesy; submit.
To allow oneself to be subjected to something:
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To cease for a period; delay.
Waive is defined as to give up your right to something or to determine that someone else can postpone fulfilling an obligation.
To be a waiter or waitress at:
To pause; tarry; wait; delay
To briefly delay, suspend, or postpone a court proceeding. See also continuance.
To give way; to allow another to pass first.
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To give up in favor of another, especially voluntarily:
(Intransitive) To employ delaying tactics
To delay; retard.
Protract is to extend something or drag something out.
To prolong is to make something last longer.
To postpone or delay needlessly.
(Now rare) To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.
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(Law) To postpone or adjourn.
To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
To comply is to do what is asked of you or to act in accordance with a set of standards.
To be guided by; submit to the control of
To consent or comply passively or without protest:
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forges (antonym)
To advance gradually but steadily:
forces (antonym)
To break down or open by force:
advances (antonym)
To accelerate the growth or progress of; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten.
hurries (antonym)
To hurry is defined as to rush, move quickly or do something faster than is comfortable.
forwards (antonym)
In or toward the future:
expedites (antonym)
Expedite is defined as to make something happen more quickly.
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admits (related)
To confess or own (to)
resists (related)
To refuse to cooperate with, submit to, etc.
precedes (related)
To be in front of or prior to in order:
Find another word for defers. In this page you can discover 39 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for defers, like: remits, shelves, tables, postpones, accedes, bows, submits, suspends, waives, waits and stays.