defer - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

yield to another's wish or opinion

Synonyms

• accede
• bow
• defer
• give in
• submit

More generic

• buckle under
• give in
• knuckle under
• succumb
• yield

Verb

hold back to a later time

Synonyms

• defer
• hold over
• postpone
• prorogue
• put off
• put over
• remit
• set back
• shelve
• table

More generic

• delay

More specific

• call
• hold
• probate
• reprieve
• respite
• suspend

Related

• call off
• cancel
• reschedule
• scratch
• scrub

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