Synonyms for deferral
Most common
postponement adjournment prolongation deferment recess demurral
All synonyms
Noun
1. Deferment
deferment, postponement, prolongation, adjournment, procrastination, protraction
Definitions
- n. 1
An act of deferring, a deferment.
Forms
- Plural
- deferrals → deferments, postponements, prolongations, adjournments…
Example sentences
- postponement The rain necessitated a postponement of the picnic.
- recess One day at recess, Yuri was approached by Martha.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| deferral | falling | |
| postponement | falling | |
| adjournment | falling | |
| prolongation | falling | |
| deferment | falling | |
| recess | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- recess2
- 8 letters
- demurral
- 9 letters
- deferment3
- 11 letters
- adjournment3, protraction
- 12 letters
- postponement3, prolongation
- 15 letters
- procrastination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (recess2 = 2 syllables).