136 entries under defer topic. ×

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poke(delay, postpone)
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put forward(verb, expression, submit, postpone)
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reduce(decrease, abate, postpone, slacken)
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refuse(verb, reject, dismiss, delay, avoid)
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relax(stop, decrease, abate, postpone)
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repeal(stop, reduce, decrease, abate)
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repel(verb, reject, dismiss, delay, refuse)
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rescind(stop, reduce, decrease, abate)
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respite(stop, reduce, decrease, abate)
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slack(stop, decrease, abate, postpone)
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soften(stop, decrease, abate, postpone)
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take a rain check on(expression, idiom, delay)
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trail(delay, postpone)
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turn down(verb, expression, reject, dismiss, delay)
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ward off(verb, expression, hold, delay)
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weaken(reduce, decrease, abate, postpone)
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APASmart Define. (2015). shelve thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/shelve/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "shelve thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/shelve/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, shelve thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/shelve/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "shelve thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/shelve/thesaurus/synonyms>