POSTPONED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in delayed

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adverb

as in deferred

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verb

past tense of postpone

as in suspended

to assign to a later time we'll have to postpone a decision until we have all the information

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Researchers can use this moment to finally build the ethical infrastructure around the cultivation of insider sources and source compensation that the field has postponed for too long. — Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 Saturday’s game in Liberty was postponed after a Cardinals player suffered a medical emergency on the sideline and died. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026 There may be an additional time now that the weekend closure has been postponed. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Golf Channel had initially postponed the series premiere, originally scheduled for Tuesday night, to September 1. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026 He was slated to take his Big Ass World Tour to Asia and Australia later this year, but recently postponed those shows without explanation. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026 But the dinner — sure to send close watchers of the pair spinning — was postponed Friday, according to a report in the New York Times. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026 After difficult negotiations, governments postponed a decision on proactive drought management until COP18. — Shooka Bidarian, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Last October, Matson CEO Matt Cox said the ocean carrier would have to pay $80 million annually in 2026 and 2027 if the levies had not been postponed. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026

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After Tuesday’s practice, Purdy detailed how a delayed throw to Luke Farrell got intercepted by linebacker Del-Shawn Phillips off near the goal line.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
The Real Problem Is The Ripple A delayed flight is easy to detect.

— Ishraq Khan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of delayed

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Edwin Díaz The Dodgers outbid the New York Mets for the services of closer Edwin Díaz, agreeing to a three-year, $69 million contract (with much of it deferred).

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
But Japan’s experience suggests what can happen when a bunch of young people who did everything right to prepare for adulthood find the fruits of adulthood deferred, en masse.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026

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