Antonyms for deferring
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-fur |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfɜr |
Definition of deferring
Origin :- "to delay," late 14c., differren, deferren, from Old French differer (14c.), from Latin differre "carry apart, scatter, disperse;" also "be different, differ;" also "defer, put off, postpone," (see differ). Etymologically identical with differ; the spelling and pronunciation differentiated from 15c., perhaps partly by association of this word with delay.
- verb hold off, put off
- verb yield
- I admire him—you'd have to see him in the hospital, with every one deferring to him and all that, to understand.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The reason of idleness and of crime is the deferring of our hopes.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- By the twist of his mouth I saw that he was only deferring a smile.
- Extract from : « A Window in Thrums » by J. M. Barrie
- He put it in his pocket with the eagerness of one who sharpens a pleasure by deferring it.
- Extract from : « The Dead Command » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
- Doctor Bana had been only deferring the uncloaking of "Robert Shurtleff."
- Extract from : « The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees » by Mary Caroline Crawford
- Deferring the business matters, he invited the company to dinner.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci » by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
- These were the reasons for deferring a battle from yesterday to this day.
- Extract from : « The History of Rome, Books 37 to the End » by Titus Livius
- Britt got into the way of asking Vaniman's advice and of deferring to it when it had been given.
- Extract from : « When Egypt Went Broke » by Holman Day
- Or does it not rather consist in the necessity of deferring to him as such?
- Extract from : « A History of Chinese Literature » by Herbert A. Giles
- All that they can do to save themselves is only deferring the hour of their downfall.
- Extract from : « The Kingdom of God is Within You » by Count Leo Tolstoy
Synonyms for deferring
- accede
- accommodate
- acquiesce
- adapt
- adjourn
- adjust
- admit
- agree
- assent
- block
- bow
- buckle
- capitulate
- cave
- comply
- concede
- cringe
- delay
- detain
- extend
- fawn
- give in to
- give rain check
- hang fire
- hinder
- hold up
- impede
- intermit
- knuckle
- knuckleunder
- kowtow
- lay over
- lengthen
- obey
- obstruct
- postpone
- procrastinate
- prolong
- prorogue
- protract
- put on back burner
- put on hold
- put on ice
- remit
- retard
- set aside
- shelve
- slow
- stall
- stay
- submit
- succumb
- suspend
- table
- truckle
- waive
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