Shelved Synonyms and Antonyms

Defer
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. suspended
  2. ranged
  3. spaced
  4. arranged
Antonyms:
  1. implemented
  2. executed
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To put aside as though on a shelf:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. deferred

Words Related to Shelved

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Shelved Sentence Examples

  • It was afterwards shelved by Lord Ripon.

  • During the final stages of the German treaty the Adriatic problem was once more shelved, until on June 29 and July 6 armed conflicts took place in the streets of Fiume between Italian and French soldiers, resulting in several deaths.

  • Meantime Frere's proposals to fulfil the promises made to grant the Boers a liberal constitution were shelved.

  • His gaze returned to the screen as he deliberated over how close Czerno was and shelved the thought of letting her out of his sight.

  • The long-planned next step in culling the ISA from his list of tax giveaways to be taken back, has been shelved.

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