Procrastination

/pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

Synonyms for "procrastination" (127 found)

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Noun(10 words)

dilatorinessactive procrastinationadjournmentavoidance of studycunctation deferment deferral delay demurral dillydallies

a wise passivenessbackwardness contemplationcontemplative lifecontinuation culpaculpable negligencedalliance dallying dawdling default dereliction dilatoriness dillydallying disregard

Verb(1 words)

dillydally

Strong matches (38)

do-nothing policydo-nothingism do-nothingness dormancy extensionfabian policyfailure hesitation hold-off idleness immobility inaction inactivity inadvertence inadvertency inattention indolence inertia inertness laches

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lag lagginglaissez fairelaissez-aller laissez-faire laissez-faireism lapse laxity laxness lengthening lingering loitering lollygagging looseness meditation

Noun(3 words)

frittering indecision laziness

Related words (63)

micawberism mugwump neglect neglectfulness negligence neutralism neutrality neutralness nonfeasance noninterference noninvolvement nonparticipation nonperformance nonresistance nonrestriction nonviolencenonviolent resistanceomission overlooking oversight

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pacifism paralysispassive resistancepassive self-annihilationpassiveness passivism passivity permissiveness policypoor stewardshipprolongation protraction quiescence quietism remissnessshilly shallyingshilly-shallying slackness slight slowness stagnancy stagnation stall standpattism stasis tarrying temporization unrigorousness vegetationvita contemplativawaiting gamewatching and waiting

Noun(10 words)

postponement postponing shiftlessness shillyshally slacking slothfulness stictionsstrategic delaytime-wasting whiling

Verb(1 words)

skip assignments

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More general

10 entries

behaviorbehavioral tacticcognitive strategydelay deliberateness deliberation habit holdup slowness unhurriedness

More specific

5 entries

avoidant decision makingdeadline leverageincubation effecttask avoidancetime management failure

Collocations

6 entries

academic procrastinationchronic procrastinationdelay of tasksself regulationtask avoidancetime management problems

Inflections

1 entries

procrastinations

Derivations

3 entries

procrastinate procrastinator procrastinatory

Sample sentences

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Procrastination is the thief of time.

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Procrastination is like masturbation, it's fun until you realize you're just fucking yourself.

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My problem is called "procrastination".

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Procrastination: It's serious business.

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