Thesaurus:procrastinate

Thesaurus:procrastinate

THESAURUS

procrastinate

English

Synonyms

• adjourn

• avert

• defer

• delay

• draw out

• extend

• forslow

• forestall

• forestay

• postpone

• procrastinate

• prolong

• prorogue (rare)

• prorogate

• put off
• put on hold
• put on ice

• retard

• stay

• suspend

• tarry    [WS]

Antonyms

• advance

• antedate

• bring forward

• expedite

• hasten

• jump on

• prepone (India)

• rush    [WS]

• shoot first and ask questions later

• speed up    [WS]

• take action

Hyponyms

• hinder    [WS]

• penelopize (rare)

• perendinate

• protract

• stall

• tarry    [WS]

• wait    [WS]

Hypernyms

• loiter    [WS]

• wait    [WS]

• waste time

Various

• procrastination is the thief of time

Further reading

• “133. lateness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “procrastinate” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.