Procrastinate

/pɹəʊˈkɹæs.tɪ.neɪt/

Synonyms for "procrastinate" (155 found)

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Verb(15 words)

stall delay dilly-dally postpone adjourn avert dallied dallies dally dawdle dawdled dawdles defer dillydallied dillydally

abandonbe dilatorycontinue cut dally dawdle defer delay drag

Noun(7 words)

dallier dawdling delays diddles dillydallies dillydallying dithers

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Verb(13 words)

drag one's feetdrag one's heelsdraw outeld extend forestall forestay forslow idleskick into the long grasskick the can down the roadlallygag lallygagged

drag outdraw outdwell onequivocate extend filibustergain timegoldbrickgoof offhanghang backhang firehesitatehold offjump lag leaveleave loose endsleave undonelengthen

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lengthen outlet alonelet belet danglelet golet passlet ridelet slidelet sliplingerlinger on

Noun(3 words)

draggingidle timelallygagging

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Verb(28 words)

lingers loitered loiters lollygag lollygagged penelopize perendinate procrastine prolong prorogate prorogue protractput offput on holdput on iceretardroll backshillyshally slacked stalled

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stay suspend tarries tarry temporise temporized temporizeswaste time

loitermake timemalinger miss mull omitpass overpass uppause playplay for timepoke postpone pretermit prolong protractput asideput offshelve shilly-shally

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shirk skip slackspin outstallstall for timestall offstaystooge aroundstretch outsuspend tabletalk against timetarry temporize tergiversate trail trifle vacillate waver

Noun(9 words)

lollygagging lubbersneglect timeslacking stalling temporizing twiddle waffling wastes

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More general

14 entries

action avoidance behavior defer delayhold overpostpone prorogueput offput overremitset backshelve table

More specific

2 entries

dawdling stalling

Collocations

5 entries

academic procrastinationchronic procrastinationdeadline avoidancehomework procrastinationprocrastination habit

Inflections

3 entries

procrastinated procrastinates procrastinating

Derivations

3 entries

procrastination procrastinator procrastinatory

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba is a great way to procrastinate.

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You can procrastinate and play with the settings on the massage bed!

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I tend to procrastinate.

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I feel no pity for people who procrastinate.

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