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delayed - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | delayed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | held up |
| Synonyms: | deferred, late, postponed, put off, slowed |
| Main Entry: | delay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause stop in action |
| Synonyms: | adjourn, arrest, bar, block, check, choke, clog, confine, curb, dawdle, defer, detain, deter, dilly-dally*, discourage, drag, encumber, filibuster, hamper, hold, impede, inhibit, interfere, keep, lag, linger, loiter, obstruct, postpone, prevent, procrastinate, prolong, protract, put off, repress, restrict, retard, shelve, slacken, stall, stave off, stay, suspend, table, tarry, temporize, withhold, bide time, gain time, hold over, intermit, keep back, lay over, prorogue, remand |
| Notes: | various things may cause a delay, but a postponement will result from the action of a person |
| Antonyms: | advance, dispatch, expedite, further, hasten, hurry, rush, speed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | belated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | late, slow |
| Synonyms: | delayed, overdue, remiss, tardy, behind time, behindhand, long-delayed, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, punctual, timely |
| Main Entry: | deferred |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | put off till a later time |
| Synonyms: | charged, delayed, held up, indebted, postponed, prolonged, retarded, adjourned, assessed, funded, in waiting, negotiated, on hold, on the shelf, pigeonholed, protracted, remanded, renegotiated, scrubbed, stalled, staved off, temporized |
| Antonyms: | advanced, forwarded, hurried, furthered, hastened |
| Main Entry: | leisurely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | casual, unhurried |
| Synonyms: | comfortable, delayed, deliberate, dilatory, easy, free, gentle, laggard, laid-back*, languid, lax, lazy, restful, slack, slow, relaxed, slackened, slow-moving, unhasty |
| Antonyms: | hectic, hurried |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tardy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | late |
| Synonyms: | backward, belated, delayed, delinquent, dilatory, held up, hung up*, jammed, laggard, overdue, retarded, slack, slow, sluggish, behindhand, dawdling, detained, in a bind, loitering, not arrived, not done, procrastinating, strapped for time, too late, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, prompt, punctual, ready |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | interrupted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stopped |
| Synonyms: | broken, cut short, delayed, discontinued, discontinuous, held up, intermittent, irregular, postponed, suspended, broken off, checked, disrupted, hindered, interfered with, obstructed |
| Main Entry: | postponed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deferred |
| Synonyms: | delayed, put off, suspended, withheld, adjourned, intermitted, on hold, prorogued, scrubbed*, shelved, tabled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | late |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not on time |
| Synonyms: | backward, behind, belated, blown*, delayed, dilatory, gone, held up, hung up*, jammed*, overdue, postponed, put off, remiss, slow, strapped*, tardy, behind time, behindhand, eleventh-hour, in a bind, in the lurch, lagging, last-minute, missed the boat, out of luck, stayed, too late, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | early, on time, prompt, punctual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | back |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | from earlier time |
| Synonyms: | delayed, former, overdue, past, previous, elapsed |
| Antonyms: | future |
| Main Entry: | behind |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | in debt; late |
| Synonyms: | backward, belated, delayed, dilatory, laggard, overdue, slow, sluggish, tardy, behind schedule, behind time, behindhand, have to play catch up, in arrears |
| Antonyms: | paid |
| Main Entry: | long |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interminable, excessive in length |
| Synonyms: | boundless, delayed, diffuse, dilatory, dragging, late, lengthy, limitless, long-winded*, prolix, prolonged, slow, sustained, tardy, unending, verbose, wordy, diffusive, drawn-out, for ages, forever and a day, lingering, long-drawn-out, overlong, protracted, without end |
| Antonyms: | ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, short |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slow |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | behind, late |
| Synonyms: | backward, belated, conservative, dead, delayed, dilatory, down, dull, gradual, inactive, low, moderate, off, overdue, prolonged, reduced, slack, sleepy, sluggish, stagnant, stiff, tame, tardy, tedious, uneventful, unproductive, behindhand, detained, draggy, hindered, impeded, lingering, long-delayed, long-drawn-out, protracted, time-consuming, unprogressive, unpunctual |
| Antonyms: | on time, ready, on cue, waiting |
| Main Entry: | held up |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | postponed |
| Synonyms: | delayed, put off, withheld |
| Main Entry: | suspended |
| Part of Speech: | adjective2 |
| Definition: | postponed |
| Synonyms: | deferred, delayed, interrupted, halted |
| Main Entry: | backward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slow in growth |
| Synonyms: | arrested, behind, delayed, dense, dull, imbecile, late, moronic, stupid, underdeveloped, underprivileged, undeveloped, checked, feeble-minded, subnormal |
| Antonyms: | fast, intelligent, smart, developing |
| Main Entry: | adjourn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop a proceeding |
| Synonyms: | curb, defer, delay, discontinue, hold up, postpone, put off, recess, restrain, shelve, stay, suspend, hold off, hold over, prorogue |
| Antonyms: | begin, convene, convoke, encourage, further, open, rally, stimulate, urge, keep on |
| Main Entry: | anticipate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | act in advance of |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, block, delay, forestall, hinder, hold back, intercept, precede, preclude, prevent, be early, be one step ahead of, beat someone to it, prepare for, provide against |
| Antonyms: | be unready |
| Main Entry: | arrest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop or slow |
| Synonyms: | block, can, check, delay, drop, end, freeze, halt, hinder, hold, inhibit, interrupt, knock off, obstruct, prevent, restrain, restrict, retard, scrub*, shut down, stall, stay, suppress |
| Antonyms: | activate, encourage, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bog down |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stick; become stuck |
| Synonyms: | decelerate, delay, detain, halt, impede, retard, set back, sink, slacken, stall, hang up, slow down, slow up |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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