Synonyms for cunctation
- noun
Most common
hold-up delay hesitation procrastination postponement dilation prorogation
Forms
- Plural
- cunctations → hold-ups, delays, procrastinations, hesitations…
Example sentences
- delay He's desperately trying to make up for the delay.
- hesitation Mary jumped into the icy water without hesitation.
- procrastination Impulsive people are more prone to procrastination.
- postponement The rain necessitated a postponement of the picnic.
- dilation Time dilation is an interesting phenomenon.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cunctation | steady | |
| delay | steady | |
| hesitation | rising | |
| procrastination | rising | |
| postponement | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- delay2
- 8 letters
- dilation3
- 10 letters
- hesitation4
- 11 letters
- prorogation
- 12 letters
- postponement3
- 15 letters
- procrastination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (delay2 = 2 syllables).