Synonyms for adjournment
Most common
delay postponement procrastination deferral prorogation ampliatio
All synonyms
Noun
1. Postponement
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being adjourned, or action of adjourning.
At midnight we made a motion for adjournment and everyone went home tired.
Forms
- Plural
- adjournments → postponements, delays, deferrals, procrastinations…
Example sentences
- delay He's desperately trying to make up for the delay.
- postponement The rain necessitated a postponement of the picnic.
- procrastination Impulsive people are more prone to procrastination.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| adjournment | falling | |
| delay | steady | |
| postponement | falling | |
| procrastination | rising | |
| deferral | falling | |
| prorogation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- delay2
- 8 letters
- deferral3
- 9 letters
- ampliatio
- 11 letters
- dissolution4, prorogation
- 12 letters
- postponement3
- 15 letters
- procrastination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (delay2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- ajournement
- Italiano
- aggiornamento