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Synonyms for de lay
noun deferment, interruption

stoppage
lag
setback
moratorium
postponement
suspension
problem
wait
obstruction
check
reprieve
jam

holding
lingering
filibuster
tie-up
surcease
remission
stop
detention
stay
downtime
bind
interval

adjournment
stall
impediment
hindrance
retardation
discontinuation
holding pattern
dawdling
prorogation
demurral
cunctation
tarrying

showstopper
logjam
procrastination
loitering
cooling-off period
hangup
hold-up
putting off
retardment

Antonyms for de lay

continuation
aid
assistance
liberation
furtherance
hurry

speed
help
promotion
support
beginning
go

advance
dispatch
expedition
hastening
rush

Synonyms
verb cause stop in action

obstruct
defer
restrict
suspend
bar
detain
shelve
prevent
withhold
stay
prolong
stall
impede
put off

adjourn
postpone
hold
hamper
block
keep
clog
temporize
tarry
dilly-dally
dawdle
curb
table
protract

check
inhibit
repress
procrastinate
arrest
confine
filibuster
lag
discourage
deter
drag
interfere
retard
slacken

linger
choke
encumber
loiter
stave off
remand
intermit
prorogue
bide time
gain time
hold over
keep back
lay over

Antonyms

aid
assist
expedite
release
permit
carry out
further
unblock
complete
hurry
liberate

hasten
speed
help
promote
support
advance
forward
free
let go
continue
go

open
allow
do
encourage
abandon
finish
push
rush
leave
dispatch

Synonyms
verb stop a proceeding

defer
recess
put off
discontinue

delay
suspend
shelve
postpone

curb
restrain
stay
hold up

prorogue
hold off
hold over

Antonyms

expedite
hasten
hurry
carry out
convene
convoke

further
stimulate
urge
advance
forward
continue

do
begin
encourage
keep on
open
rally

Synonyms
verb act in advance of

delay
prevent
forestall
hinder

apprehend
preclude
intercept
precede

block
hold back
prepare for
be early

be one step ahead of
beat someone to it
provide against

Antonyms

permit
doubt
allow

forward
help
be surprised

be amazed
be unready

Synonyms
noun slowing or stopping

delay
suspension
interruption
end
halt

obstruction
stoppage
hindrance
stay
blockage

inhibition
suppression
restraint
cessation
check

prevention
restraining
stalling
checking
staying

Antonyms

continuation
commencement
aid
assistance
liberation
encouragement

beginning
start
go
help
promotion
advance

freedom
activation
letting go
release

Synonyms
verb stop or slow

hold
end
halt
stay
hinder
prevent

inhibit
scrub
suppress
drop
retard
freeze

delay
stall
restrain
restrict
interrupt
obstruct

check
block
can
knock off
shut down

Antonyms

aid
assist
further
permit
release
expedite

liberate
activate
advance
allow
encourage
help

promote
push
let go
free
continue

Synonyms
noun eluding; preventing

restraint
evasion
prevention
dodge
recession
flight
forbearance

departure
parry
delay
circumvention
recoil
retreat
escape

self-restraint
passive resistance
run-around
escapism
elusion
nonparticipation
shirking

shunning
dodging
absention
eschewal
steering clear of

Antonyms

continuation
coming

advance
arrival

stay
meeting

Synonyms
verb stick; become stuck

stall
impede
halt
decelerate

delay
detain
retard
set back

sink
slacken
hang up
slow down

slow up

Antonyms

advance

help

forward

Synonyms
verb hinder, restrain

control
prevent
halt
stop
reduce
arrest
curb
obstruct
repulse
thwart
neutralize
terminate
obviate
harness

snub
counteract
tame
circumvent
bottleneck
repress
delay
checkmate
moderate
frustrate
suppress
retard
stay
baffle

foil
pause
impede
interrupt
bit
hold
rebuff
discourage
inhibit
bar
preclude
choke
withhold
limit

squelch
bridle
constrain
cut short
hold back
nip in the bud
hold down
hold in
keep back
play for time
rein in
slacken pace
slow down

Antonyms

aid
assist
abet
permit
release
include
welcome
facilitate

expedite
liberate
let go
allow
help
continue
encourage
support

forward
open
approve
advance
free
indulge

Synonyms
noun dawdling

idling
delay
loafing
trifling

delaying
poking
playing
procrastination

toying
dabbling
dilly-dallying
frittering

frivoling
loitering
procrastinating
puttering

Antonyms

hastening
hurrying

push
rush

Synonyms
verb hold off, put off

suspend
extend
prolong
waive
delay
hold up
stall
shelve

adjourn
postpone
hinder
retard
slow
lengthen
remit
detain

procrastinate
impede
protract
table
obstruct
stay
block
set aside

prorogue
intermit
give rain check
hang fire
lay over
put on back burner
put on hold
put on ice

Antonyms

shorten
expedite
further
carry out
aid
assist
facilitate
hasten

hurry
continue
maintain
advance
allow
forward
do
encourage

help
promote
push
abbreviate
let go
support
forge
force

Synonyms
noun postponement

adjournment
delay

holdover
moratorium

pause
stay

suspension
putting off

Antonyms

advance

expedition

forging

Synonyms
verb hold, keep back; arrest

apprehend
delay
confine
jail
decelerate
hinder
retard
nab

pinch
inhibit
bust
withhold
intern
restrain
ice
mire

impede
constrain
check
reserve
bog down
hold up
pick up
pull in

put away
run in
set back
buttonhole
hang up
send up
slow down
slow up

Antonyms

liberate
aid
assist
facilitate
permit

release
free
advance
allow
forward

help
push
let go
give
offer

Synonyms
noun confinement, imprisonment

quarantine
incarceration
delay
arrest
custody
withholding

apprehension
restraint
hindrance
pen
bust
detainment

pickup
impediment
pinch
retention
nab
internment

immurement
arrestation
holding back
holding pen
keeping in
time up the river

Antonyms

aid
assistance

liberation
help

freedom
release

Synonyms
verb waste time

delay
vacillate
linger

procrastinate
hesitate
dawdle

mosey
loiter
meander

hem and haw
move slowly

Antonyms

hasten
hurry
speed

go ahead
advance
rush

go
leave

Synonyms
verb move very slowly

hang
crawl
creep
shuffle
procrastinate
traipse
poke

linger
lag
sag
tarry
delay
dawdle
stagnate

loiter
inch
straggle
dally
shamble
mark time
put off

be delayed
be quiescent
encounter difficulty
lag behind
limp along
slow down
trail behind

Antonyms

complete
hurry
hasten
speed

advance
finish
rush
go

leave
run
push

Synonyms
verb bring to an end

break up
quit
finish
halt
conclude
stop
wind up
drop
wrap up
culminate
terminate
delay

settle
expire
cease
resolve
close
achieve
complete
relinquish
accomplish
perorate
discontinue
crown

abolish
wrap
abort
consummate
ultimate
determine
interrupt
postpone
dissolve
break off
call off
close out

cut short
dispose of
shut down
give up
call it a day
get done
pack it in
pull the plug
put the lid on
sew up
switch off
top off

Antonyms

commence
unsettle
create
continue
do

begin
initiate
introduce
start
bear

advance
go
open
keep
give birth

Synonyms
noun enlargement, continuation

delay
increase
development
expansion
postponement
purview
sweep
production
supplement
radius
arm

stretch
broadening
amplification
span
addition
adjunct
spread
branch
scope
protraction
annex

reach
appendix
augmentation
extent
compass
prolongation
elongation
orbit
appendage
addendum
wing

continuing
lengthening
widening
stretching
dilatation
distension
drawing out
spreading out

Antonyms

decrease
shortening
lessening
subtraction

abbreviation
abridgment
compression
contraction

curtailment
reduction
base
body

Synonyms
noun obstruction of progress, especially in verbal argument

interference
postponement
delay

opposition
hindrance
procrastination

stonewalling
holding the floor
talkathon

Antonyms

aid
assistance
catalyst

impetus
incentive
progression

help
advance
expedition

Synonyms
verb wait; be uncertain

ponder
pause
balk
waffle
waver
falter
stumble
dither
defer
swerve
pussyfoot
seesaw
debate

dillydally
alternate
delay
flounder
doubt
fumble
shrink
hover
stop
hang
tergiversate
hedge
dally

fluctuate
scruple
oscillate
vacillate
linger
shift
stammer
straddle
demur
stutter
weigh
balance
equivocate

blow hot and cold
hang back
hem and haw
hold back
be irresolute
be reluctant
be unwilling
hold off
pull back
shy away
sit on fence
think about
think twice

Antonyms

persist
expedite
hasten
hurry
remain
go ahead
persevere

resolve
continue
advance
agree
go along
rush
do well

face
meet
go
stay
attack
carry on

Synonyms
noun waiting; uncertainty

vacillation
pause
unwillingness
equivocation
reluctance
indecision
misgiving
mistrust

doubt
qualm
skepticism
hesitancy
oscillation
fluctuation
indisposition
delay

wavering
irresolution
dubiety
indecisiveness
scruple
delaying
averseness
stammering

stuttering
procrastination
dawdling
demurral
faltering
fumbling
hemming and hawing
stumbling

Antonyms

eagerness
perseverance
certainty

confidence
trust
belief

faith
go
sureness

Synonyms
verb prevent, slow down

obstruct
hamstring
retard
thwart
burden
prohibit
handicap
preclude
inhibit
cripple
deter
delay
hold up

impede
interfere
interrupt
curb
crimp
frustrate
hamper
block
cramp
clog
fetter
neutralize
terminate

snafu
resist
counteract
check
muzzle
stymie
debar
arrest
crab
contravene
balk
stop
stay

offset
bottleneck
hog-tie
bar
choke
trammel
oppose
encumber
hold back
shut out
louse up
box in
get in the way

Antonyms

aid
assist
permit
further
expedite
facilitate
release
unblock
loosen

liberate
help
promote
support
advance
push
encourage
forward
allow

let go
free
open
begin
start
approve
go

Synonyms
noun problem, difficulty

interruption
stumbling block
mishap
snag
glitch
drawback

impediment
snafu
hindrance
joker
stoppage
bug

delay
hang-up
catch
discontinuance
trouble
tangle

check
block
hold-up

Antonyms

advantage
aid
assistance
continuation

opportunity
help
peace
benefit

chance
opening

Synonyms
verb repress

bit
bridle
check
control
curb
defer

delay
deny
forbear
inhibit
keep
postpone

prevent
put off
refrain
refuse
restrain
stop

suppress
withhold
hold down
hold in
keep back
keep out

Antonyms

let go

reveal

Synonyms
noun problem

stoppage
snag
obstruction

setback
hitch
delay

difficulty
gridlock
trouble

bottleneck
wait
traffic jam

Antonyms

aid
assistance
advantage

contentment
boost
help

advance
blessing
peace

Synonyms
verb postpone

hinder
suspend
stop
detain

delay
impede
interrupt
stay

interfere
pause
retard
set back

waive
hold off
prorogue
slow down

Antonyms

aid
assist
facilitate
further
permit

advance
allow
encourage
forward
help

continue
go
promote
give

Synonyms
verb obstruct, hinder

cut off
retard
slow
thwart
stymie
deter
delay
curb
interfere
disrupt

hamper
block
discomfit
clog
bar
rattle
dam
stop
stonewall
freeze

faze
restrain
oppose
embarrass
brake
check
disconcert
hold up
shut down
blow whistle on

close off
flag one
hang up
saddle with
shut off
slow down
cramp one’s style

Antonyms

permit
aid
assist
expedite
unblock
soothe
liberate
release

comfort
facilitate
allow
encourage
advance
help
push
forward

promote
free
open
unclog
continue
go
support

Synonyms
noun obstruction, hindrance

hitch
flaw
stumbling block
barrier
restriction
handicap
drawback
setback
snag
difficulty
inhibition
obstacle
hurdle
hazard

burden
defect
deterrent
bottleneck
red tape
disadvantage
load
cramp
clog
encumbrance
chain
wall
holdup
millstone

check
stoppage
manacle
delay
shackle
tie
rub
restraint
prohibition
drag
detriment
catch
bar
blockage

fault
trammel
barricade
retardation
curb
stricture
block
Catch-22
road block
dead weight
retardment

Antonyms

advantage
perfection
boon
aid
assistance
liberation

permission
furtherance
benefit
opening
strength
freedom

help
blessing
clearance
allowance
facilitation
support

Synonyms
noun pause, break

breathing space
lull
respite
recess
interruption
spell

episode
halt
meanwhile
intermission
stoppage
interval

stop
rest
delay
parenthesis
interim
meantime

hiatus
wait
idyll
interregnum

Antonyms

continuation
go

start
beginning

Synonyms
verb bother, interfere

hinder
cut off
disturb
suspend
halt
prevent
discontinue
stop
punctuate
cut short
delay
hold up
impede

break
heckle
break off
obstruct
defer
intrude
cut
crash
divide
in
separate
disjoin
stay

infringe
arrest
insinuate
inject
disunite
disconnect
check
sever
barge in
break in
butt in
come between
horn in

shortstop
break train of thought
bust in
chime in
crowd in
cut in on
edge in
get in the way
lay aside
put in
work in

Antonyms

aid
assist
facilitate
further
permit
cause
mend
expedite
combine
connect
couple

link
unite
advance
allow
encourage
forward
help
promote
push
give
continue

go
carry on
begin
start
support
join
leave
leave alone
attach

Synonyms
noun break; interference

layoff
letup
intrusion
stoppage
hiatus
hitch
delay
disruption
pause
disturbance
breach
suspension

rupture
blackout
abeyance
dissolution
obstruction
interim
check
dormancy
severance
discontinuance
quiescence
split

division
halt
latency
parenthesis
stop
gap
separation
disconnection
doldrums
rift
intermission
interval

lacuna
arrest
obstacle
impediment
hindrance
cessation
abeyancy
cutoff
break-off
disuniting

Antonyms

continuation
persistence
unification
commencement
aid
assistance
closing

juncture
encouragement
peace
connection
beginning
start
help

promotion
support
closure
agreement
go

Synonyms
noun break, pause

interruption
layoff
intermission
spell
hiatus
lull
period
rest
interim

comma
playtime
delay
space
interlude
meantime
time-out
breach
opening

season
time
gap
downtime
wait
distance
term
letup
lacuna

while
parenthesis
breathing space
ten
interregnum
five
pausation

Antonyms

continuation

closure

Synonyms
verb prevent

control
stop
delay
limit
check
block

hinder
obstruct
inhibit
avert
deter
impede

retard
detain
hamstring
arrest
shackle
stall

curb
restrain
constrain
withhold
hamper
hold back

Antonyms

expedite
aid
assist
facilitate
further
permit
liberate
release
disperse
hand over

ignore
dishonor
let go
rush
advance
allow
encourage
forward
help
promote

push
support
free
consume
give
give up
abandon
neglect
let happen

Synonyms
verb hang around; stroll

traipse
ramble
linger
loll
lounge
dawdle
amble
saunter
dabble

loaf
hover
shuffle
halt
slacken
pause
diddle
tarry
flag

drag
procrastinate
delay
trail
idle
poke
slough
dally
shamble

lag
wait
put off
waste time
fritter away
get no place fast
pass time

Antonyms

hurry
complete
go ahead
hasten
vamoose
rush

run
do
carry on
continue
forge
forward

push
finish
go
advance
leave

Synonyms
noun suspension

reprieve
pause
halt
postponement
freeze

delay
ban
truce
deferment
adjournment

breather
break
respite
abeyance
downtime

stay
grace period
abeyancy
five
breathing spell

Antonyms

continuation

continuance

Synonyms
verb think about seriously

contemplate
ponder
weigh
examine
deliberate
delay
consider

figure
linger
study
moon
procrastinate
reflect
meditate

chaw
revolve
ruminate
review
turn over
woolgather
brood over

hammer away at
muse on
pore over
stew over
sweat over
think over
rack one’s brains

Antonyms

ignore
hurry
disregard

forget
neglect
advance

rush
dismiss
leave

Synonyms
noun failure, default

carelessness
lapse
dereliction
oversight
negligence

slackness
delay
omission
remissness
dilapidation

slovenliness
laxness
chaos
laxity
forgetfulness

delinquency
limbo
pretermission
neglectfulness

Antonyms

success
obedience
watchfulness
accomplishment

achievement
completion
care
observance

regard
respect
finish

Synonyms
verb categorize; shelve

sort
defer
sideline
group
peg
tab
dismiss

rank
label
delay
assort
file
table
postpone

hold
class
classify
hold up
put off
hold off
lay aside

put aside
put down as
put on hold
put on ice
put on the bank burner
type cast

Antonyms

disorder
expedite
hasten

hurry
scatter
advance

forward
maintain

Synonyms
verb move along slowly

drag
mosey
tarry
lag

procrastinate
delay
trail
idle

dawdle
loiter
dally
toddle

put off
get no place fast
schlepp along

Antonyms

complete
hasten
hurry

speed
finish
rush

advance
push
leave alone

Synonyms
verb put off till later time

defer
suspend
delay
hold up
shelve

adjourn
table
pigeonhole
prorogue
cool it

give a rain check
hang fire
hold off
hold over
lay over

put back
put on back burner
put on hold

Antonyms

expedite
hasten
hurry
further

carry out
persevere
advance
forward

continue
do
maintain

Synonyms
verb extend, draw out

perpetuate
lengthen
delay
continue
drag out

protract
stall
stretch
increase
hold

pad
carry on
hold up
let it ride
make longer

spin out
stretch out
drag one’s feet

Antonyms

cease
shorten
expedite

further
halt
stop

abbreviate
advance

Synonyms
verb extend, draw out

prolong
put off
defer
draw
stretch
lengthen

procrastinate
delay
continue
pad
elongate
postpone

stall
cool
drag out
hold up
prolongate
drag on

hold off
keep going
put on hold
spin out
stretch out

Antonyms

expedite
hasten
hurry
shorten

complete
further
curtail
advance

forward
do
finish
abbreviate

Synonyms
verb stay, wait

hover
go on
linger
stop
live
continue
endure
stand
persist
last
prevail
survive
wait
reside

perch
tarry
rest
freeze
squat
bunk
visit
abide
delay
cling
lodge
dwell
inhabit
halt

hang
nest
outlast
pause
sojourn
bide
outlive
sit tight
bivouac
roost
be left
hang out
hold over
hold the fort

keep on
make camp
put on hold
remain standing
sit out
sit through
stay behind
stay in
stay over
stay put
stick around

Antonyms

cease
discontinue
hurry
lie

go
leave
die
carry on

move
depart
forge

Synonyms
noun pause; lessening

abatement
interruption
letup
ebb
alleviation

reduction
amelioration
break
diminution
moderation

delay
decrease
respite
abeyance
relaxation

release
suspension
lull

Antonyms

continuation
increase
enlargement
expansion

accusation
development
growth
blame

rise
worsening

Synonyms
verb stop, postpone

defer
suspend
pardon
wane
dwindle
reduce
soften
decrease
cancel
modulate
weaken
reprieve

delay
desist
condone
forbear
halt
relax
modify
forgive
stay
excuse
respite
abate

diminish
repeal
exonerate
rescind
mitigate
moderate
slack
slacken
absolve
alleviate
shelve
release

amnesty
sink
hold up
put off
intermit
prorogue
ease up
fall away
hold off

Antonyms

condemn
punish
grow
increase
enlarge
worry
permit
blame
censure
accuse
intensify
prolong
incriminate

sentence
incite
rise
continue
go
raise
develop
expand
extend
strengthen
irritate
allow
approve

leave alone
advance
carry on
charge
magnify
aggravate
hold
keep
encourage
forge
forward

Synonyms
verb keep, hold back

preserve
hoard
defer
withhold
maintain
retain
save
stockpile

plant
squirrel
stash
delay
have
duck
postpone
hold

conserve
store
possess
lay up
put away
put off
squirrel away
set aside

keep back
keep out
put by
store up
stow away

Antonyms

squander
release
expedite
use

hurt
spend
throw away
waste

let go
distribute
give
offer

Synonyms
noun pause, suspension in activity

reprieve
interruption
breathing space
layoff
letup
downtime
hiatus
breather
recess
relief
relaxation
truce

lull
pardon
deferment
rest
deliverance
exculpation
delay
ease
breath
forgiveness
immunity
halt

protraction
stop
leisure
stay
break
release
postponement
discharge
intermission
interval
adjournment
moratorium

acquittal
time
cessation
deadlock
coffee break
ten
interregnum
five
time out

Antonyms

continuation
punishment
censure
sentence

hold
commencement
advance
blame

go
start
beginning
employment

Synonyms
verb hinder, obstruct

decelerate
handicap
lessen
impede
crimp
hamper
defer
loaf
clog
fetter
reduce
down
dawdle

decrease
check
hesitate
poke
detain
delay
arrest
falter
postpone
balk
mire
baffle
flag

slacken
choke
encumber
stall
loiter
brake
bog
back off
bog down
hold back
hold up
let up
set back

shut down
take down
choke off
bring to screeching halt
close off
hang up
retardate
shut off
slow down
slow up

Antonyms

aid
assist
expedite
hasten
hurry
unblock
release
grow
increase
speed

liberate
persevere
further
help
promote
advance
forward
do
free
let go

expand
raise
strengthen
rush
allow
continue
encourage
maintain
push

Synonyms
noun avoidance

delay
detour
difficulty
diversion

escape
evasion
inertia
postponement

roundabout
come-off
elusion
escaping

eschewal
shunning

Antonyms

challenge

facing

meeting

Synonyms
noun disappointment

blow
misfortune
stumbling block
hindrance
slowdown
delay
difficulty
obstacle

impediment
reversal
defeat
trouble
comedown
reverse
bottom
about-face

upset
bath
regress
flip-flop
regression
hitch
check
rebuff

drawing board
backset
hold-up
reversal of fortune
whole new ballgame

Antonyms

aid
assistance
furtherance
contentment
advantage

achievement
boon
success
advance
expedition

help
peace
blessing
boost

Synonyms
verb defer, postpone

suspend
waive
freeze
prolong
put off
dismiss
scrub

drop
pigeonhole
stay
delay
sideline
table
hold

hold up
tie up
mothball
give up
prorogue
hang up
hold off

hold over
lay aside
put aside
put on back burner
put on hold
put on ice
slow up

Antonyms

carry out
go ahead

continue
go

advance
do

Synonyms
noun slacking off; gradual decrease

decline
stagnation
drop
delay
strike

downturn
slackening
inactivity
slack
stoppage

freeze
arrest
retardation
falloff
drop-off

deceleration
downtrend
slow-up

Antonyms

increase
breakthrough

rise
speed-up

Synonyms
noun deadlock

delay
impasse
standstill

gridlock
standoff
tie

draw
pause
check

arrest
Catch-22

Antonyms

headway

progress

advance

Synonyms
noun stop

stalemate
deadlock
dead end
impasse
pause

halt
wait
delay
arrest
gridlock

checkmate
cessation
corner
hole
standoff

check
inaction
dead stop

Antonyms

breakthrough
continuation

progress
agreement

start
advance

Synonyms
verb wait

reside
settle
last
linger
hang
stop
delay
remain
continue
stand
reprieve

perch
hover
halt
nest
tarry
pause
abide
sojourn
procrastinate
respite
squat

endure
loiter
bide
dally
bunk
lag
sweat
hang around
sit tight
stick around
roost

outstay
establish oneself
hang about
hang in
hang out
hold the fort
put down roots
stay out
stay put
sweat it out

Antonyms

hurry
complete
move
depart

leave
go
rush
advance

carry on
push
finish

Synonyms
verb hold in abeyance

suspend
stop
detain
delay
arrest
postpone
hold

hinder
prevent
halt
shelve
discontinue
defer
stall

curb
impede
interrupt
adjourn
obstruct
check
put off

prorogue
intermit
hold over
ward off

Antonyms

release
expedite
aid
assist
facilitate
further
permit

continue
go
advance
encourage
let go
allow
forward

help
promote
push
carry on
forge
support
leave

Synonyms
noun hindrance

complication
barrier
handicap
obstacle
setback
snag
difficulty
drawback

hurdle
hindrance
impediment
deterrent
hitch
Catch-22
barricade
blockage

catch
clog
delay
discouragement
drag
holdup
limitation
obstruction

restraint
road block
fly in the ointment
stumbling stone
stone in one’s path

Antonyms

advantage
assistance
boon
aid

encouragement
ease
peace
opening

benefit
help
blessing
advance

Synonyms
verb postpone a proposition

defer
shelve
propose
put off
submit

suggest
move
hang
pigeonhole
delay

enter
cool
hold up
hold off
put aside

put forward
put on back burner
put on hold
put on ice
put on the shelf

Antonyms

carry out
decide

vote
do

stop

Synonyms
verb hamper, hinder

bind
clog
confine
curb
delay

fetter
hog-tie
hold
leash
limit

obstruct
restrain
restrict
shackle
stop

trammel
entrammel
lock up
tie one’s hands

Antonyms

aid
assist

encourage
free

help

Synonyms
verb lag behind, follow

falter
pull
lag
chase
draggle
stream
tarry
dog
dawdle
procrastinate
traipse
trace
dangle

tow
delay
plod
tail
linger
draw
halt
extend
track
hang
spoor
flag
poke

spook
straggle
shadow
dally
droop
drag
trudge
pursue
hunt
haul
stalk
loiter
fall back

hang back
string along
fall behind
shag
bedog
bring up the rear
drop back
follow a scent
hang down
nose out
poke along
tag along
take out after

Antonyms

complete
hasten
hurry
speed
ignore
shorten
carry on

finish
go
leave alone
let go
forward
push
rush

advance
run away
tiptoe
leave
stop
rise
lead

Synonyms
verb pause, rest

linger
hang
await
watch
stay
delay
remain
expect
foresee
anticipate

tarry
abide
stall
bide
dally
hang around
hold back
hole up
mark time
sit tight

stand by
stick around
cool it
fill time
hang onto your hat
hang out
hold everything
hold on
hold the phone
keep shirt on

lie in wait
lie low
look for
look forward to
put on hold
save it
sit up for
stay up for
sweat it
bide one’s time

Antonyms

hurry
carry out
go ahead
go

leave
rush
advance
carry on

move
do
forge
forward

Synonyms
verb give up; let go

relinquish
hand over
suspend
defer
renounce
grant
put off
shelve
forgo

turn over
remove
allow
reject
abandon
postpone
surrender
cede
resign

disclaim
yield
stay
leave
delay
remit
renege
table
disown

neglect
reserve
dispense with
hold up
set aside
prorogue
hold off
refrain from

Antonyms

expedite
deny
refuse
carry out
guard
claim

hold
keep
take
retain
continue
forward

approve
do
accept
acknowledge
advance
go

Synonyms
verb stop

delay
refrain

rest
stay

defer
desist

let up
postpone

Antonyms

advance

do

Synonyms
noun postponement

moratorium
adjournment

deferral
delay

suspension
pause

stay
putting off

Antonyms

continuation

persistence

advance

Synonyms
verb repress

bit
bridle
check
control
curb
defer
delay

deny
forbear
inhibit
keep
postpone
prevent
put off

refrain
refuse
restrain
stop
suppress
withhold
hold down

hold in
hold off
keep back
keep out

Synonyms
verb hamper

bind
clog
confine
curb
delay

fetter
hinder
hold
leash
limit

obstruct
restrain
restrict
shackle
stop

trammel
hog-tie
lock up
entrammel

Antonyms

free

Synonyms
noun lapse of time

delay
interval

space
lagging

time gap
time warp

Synonyms
verb idle away time

dally
dawdle
delay
dillydally
goof off
kill time

linger
loiter
procrastinate
shilly-shally
tarry
burn daylight

fiddle about
fritter away time
lollygag
lose time
pass the time
piddle

while away the time
take one’s own sweet time
take one’s time

Synonyms
noun belatedness

prolongation
backwardness

tardiness
delay

protraction
slowness

retardation

Antonyms

anticipation

earliness

promptness

Synonyms
noun break

hiatus
respite

stopover
delay

pause
stop

rest

Antonyms

continuation

Synonyms
noun respite

delay
suspension

pause
adjournment

deferment
stay

Antonyms

continuation

persistence

Synonyms
noun layover

delay
pause

stop
halt

breather

Antonyms

continuation

go

start

Synonyms
noun staying

pause
finish
end
halt
delay

discontinuance
hesitation
ending
halting
deterring

holding
suspension
closing
wait
check

block
remaining
ceasing
terminating
desisting

Antonyms

continuation
persistence
commencement

introduction
beginning
start

opening
go

Synonyms
noun lateness

delay

detention

slowness

Antonyms

punctuality

promptness

Synonyms
verb gain or make time

hesitate
balk

equivocate
procrastinate

delay
stall

hedge
stall for time

Antonyms

go ahead
further

help
face

meet
advance

Synonyms
verb keep from happening

hinder
prevent
thwart

avert
preclude
deter

anticipate
delay
monopolize

preoccupy

Antonyms

aid
assist
permit

allow
encourage
forward

help
promote
support

Synonyms
noun deferral

delay
stay

respite
procrastination

deferring

Synonyms
verb dawdle

trifle
loaf
vacillate

linger
lag
delay

idle
stall
loiter

dally
fritter

Antonyms

hurry
further

hasten
leave

rush
advance

Synonyms
noun lateness

delay

slowness

tardiness

dilatoriness

Synonyms
verb hamper

hinder
obstruct
inhibit
load

saddle
tax
overload
delay

encumber
impede
burden
trouble

oppress
hold back
weigh down
slow down

Antonyms

aid
assist
facilitate
further
advance

allow
forward
help
promote
boost

support
relieve
unburden

Synonyms
noun tie-up

restriction
jam
obstruction
restraint
stoppage

binding
leash
stop
delay
fetters

confinement
curb
gridlock
lock
limit

hold
shackles
clogging

Antonyms

liberation
continuation
freedom

release
beginning
go

start

Synonyms
verb tie

clog
shackle
tie up
restrain
obstruct
delay

confine
fetter
bind
stop
leash
hog-tie

restrict
trammel
idle
limit
curb
hold

lock up
bring to a screeching halt
entrammel
tie one’s hands

Antonyms

aid
assist
release
loosen

free
help
support
advance

let go
loose
allow
encourage

Synonyms
noun hesitation

oscillation
fluctuation
qualm
dubiety
pause
reluctance
delay
doubt
wavering
timidness

vacillation
timidity
indecision
misgiving
equivocation
irresolution
hesitancy
scruple
irresoluteness
unwillingness

mistrust
indisposition
skepticism
averseness
delaying
shilly-shally
stammering
stuttering
tentativeness
to-and-fro

dawdling
demurral
faltering
procrastination
fumbling
hemming and hawing
stumbling

Antonyms

certainty
belief

confidence
faith

trust

Synonyms
noun hesitation

oscillation
fluctuation
irresolution
dubiety
pause
reluctance
delay
doubt
wavering
indecisiveness

timidness
vacillation
timidity
indecision
misgiving
qualm
hesitancy
scruple
equivocation
unwillingness

mistrust
indisposition
skepticism
averseness
delaying
shilly-shally
stammering
stuttering
tentativeness
to-and-fro

dawdling
demurral
faltering
procrastination
fumbling
hemming and hawing
stumbling

Antonyms

certainty
belief

confidence
faith

trust

Synonyms
noun hesitation

oscillation
fluctuation
dubiety
pause
reluctance
delay
doubt
wavering
indecisiveness
timidness

vacillation
timidity
indecision
misgiving
equivocation
qualm
hesitancy
scruple
irresoluteness
unwillingness

mistrust
indisposition
skepticism
averseness
delaying
shilly-shally
stammering
stuttering
tentativeness
to-and-fro

dawdling
demurral
faltering
procrastination
fumbling
hemming and hawing
stumbling

Antonyms

certainty
belief

confidence
faith

trust

Synonyms
noun extension

purview
adjunct
sweep
production
supplement
radius
arm
delay
amplification
span

stretch
annex
increase
spread
branch
scope
development
protraction
broadening
reach

postponement
appendix
augmentation
expansion
extent
compass
elongation
orbit
addition
appendage

addendum
wing
continuing
dilatation
lengthening
widening
stretching
distension
drawing out
spreading out

Antonyms

lessening
subtraction
decrease

shortening
loss
stagnation

shrinkage
base
body

Synonyms
noun extension

purview
adjunct
sweep
production
supplement
radius
arm
delay
amplification
span

stretch
annex
increase
spread
branch
scope
development
broadening
reach
expansion

appendix
augmentation
postponement
extent
compass
prolongation
elongation
orbit
addition
appendage

addendum
wing
continuing
dilatation
lengthening
widening
stretching
distension
drawing out
spreading out

Antonyms

lessening
subtraction
decrease

shortening
loss
stagnation

shrinkage
base
body

Synonyms
noun hesitation

averseness
delay
delaying
doubt
dubiety
equivocation
fluctuation
hesitancy
indecision
indecisiveness

indisposition
irresoluteness
irresolution
misgiving
mistrust
oscillation
pause
qualm
reluctance
scruple

shilly-shally
skepticism
stammering
stuttering
timidity
timidness
to-and-fro
unwillingness
vacillation
wavering

dawdling
demurral
faltering
fumbling
hemming and hawing
procrastination
stumbling

Synonyms
noun hesitation

oscillation
fluctuation
qualm
dubiety
pause
reluctance
delay
doubt
wavering
indecisiveness

vacillation
timidity
indecision
misgiving
equivocation
irresolution
hesitancy
scruple
irresoluteness
unwillingness

mistrust
indisposition
skepticism
averseness
delaying
shilly-shally
stammering
stuttering
tentativeness
to-and-fro

dawdling
demurral
faltering
procrastination
fumbling
hemming and hawing
stumbling

Antonyms

certainty
belief

confidence
faith

trust

Synonyms
noun hesitation

averseness
delay
delaying
doubt
dubiety
equivocation
fluctuation
hesitancy
indecision
indecisiveness

indisposition
irresoluteness
irresolution
misgiving
mistrust
oscillation
pause
qualm
reluctance
scruple

shilly-shally
skepticism
stammering
stuttering
tentativeness
timidity
timidness
unwillingness
vacillation
wavering

dawdling
demurral
faltering
fumbling
hemming and hawing
procrastination
stumbling