Synonyms for adjourn
Definitions
- v. 1
To postpone.
The trial was adjourned for a week.
- v. 2
To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely.
Related words
- Word family
- adjournment
Forms
- Past participle
- adjourned
e.g. adjourned → withdrawn, retired, delayed, postponed…
Example sentences
- postpone We are left with having to postpone our departure.
- defer I defer to no one in my admiration for these heroes.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| adjourn | falling | |
| postpone | falling | |
| defer | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rise1
- 5 letters
- close1, delay2, defer2
- 6 letters
- retire2, recess2, retard2
- 7 letters
- suspend2
- 8 letters
- withdraw2, postpone2, dissolve2, prorogue, protract2
- 13 letters
- procrastinate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (delay2 = 2 syllables).