Procrastinate synonyms and antonyms
prō-krăs'tə-nāt', prə-
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delay (related)
To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time.
hesitate (related)
(Intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
To defer is defined as to delay something until later or to give into someone else.
Postpone is defined as to put off to or place in a later time.
gain time
advance (antonym)
To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show.
To remain or stay in expectation of; await:
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To dawdle is defined as to waste time or to move excessively slowly.
To lengthen temporally; to put off to a distant time; to postpone.
To act or speak evasively or hesitantly so as to deceive or delay
do (antonym)
Used to form inverted constructions after some adverbs
finish (antonym)
To treat (a cut edge, esp. of a garment), as by pinking, serging, or binding, in order to prevent raveling
complete (antonym)
To end; finish; conclude
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accelerate (antonym)
To make it possible for (a student) to finish an academic course faster than usual.
quicken (antonym)
To become excited or stimulated:
To dawdle, delay, or linger:
Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.
To move (an icon), esp. by means of a mouse, in such a way that its course can be followed
To fall, move, or stay behind; loiter; linger
To continue to live or exist although very close to death or the end
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(--- Law) To violate a law or ordinance that prohibits persons from remaining in a given location without a clear purpose for an extended period of time, especially when behaving in a manner indicating a possible threat to persons or property in the vicinity.
To live or move slowly or lazily; loiter; putter; dawdle
To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily
To flow behind in a long, thin stream, wisp, etc.
drag one's feet (or heels)
take-one-s-time
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fast (related)
In a secure manner; tightly:
postpone doing what one should be doing
postpone doing what one should be doing
postpone doing what one should be doing
To waste time in hesitation or vacillation; loiter or dawdle
prevaricate (related)
ramble on (related)
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procrastination (related)
To make a pause; be temporarily inactive; stop; hesitate
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