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All procrastinate synonyms

proΒ·crasΒ·tiΒ·nate
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verb procrastinate

  • look the other way β€” look in the opposite direction
  • hang fire β€” a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
  • drag β€” drag and drop
  • nested β€” (of an ordered collection of sets or intervals) having the property that each set is contained in the preceding set and the length or diameter of the sets approaches zero as the number of sets tends to infinity.
  • hold the phone β€” not hang up
  • intermitted β€” to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
  • lazied β€” averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
  • hang up β€” the way in which a thing hangs.
  • inching β€” a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
  • lay over β€” to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
  • lazies β€” averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
  • jellied β€” containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied: jelly apples.
  • fall behind β€” to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
  • hang out β€” to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • bedog β€” Lb transitive to refer to or treat like a dog; (by extension) to follow like a dog, harass, torment; bully.
  • lose sight of β€” no longer see
  • backwaters β€” Plural form of backwater.
  • filibustering β€” Present participle of filibuster.
  • hold over β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • defer β€” If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time.
  • woolgather β€” to engage in woolgathering.
  • ease off β€” freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
  • outstay β€” to stay longer than.
  • lose time β€” delay, fail to act
  • lazying β€” averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
  • mull β€” to study or ruminate; ponder.
  • intermitting β€” to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
  • dally β€” If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
  • lag β€” netlag
  • hang in β€” to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • delay β€” If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
  • gloss over β€” an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
  • hold off β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • let slide β€” to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
  • loiter β€” to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
  • neglect β€” to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
  • bring up the rear β€” to be at the back in a procession, race, etc
  • woolgathering β€” indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
  • drop back β€” a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.
  • backwater β€” A backwater is a place that is isolated.
  • linger β€” to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
  • drag one's feet β€” to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
  • lasted β€” to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
  • embog β€” (transitive) To bog down.
  • ease up β€” freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort: to enjoy one's ease.
  • back water β€” to reverse the direction of a boat, esp to push the oars of a rowing boat to slow it down or stop it
  • drop behind β€” a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • hammer away at β€” persist
  • bum around β€” If you bum around, you go from place to place without any particular destination, either for enjoyment or because you have nothing else to do.
  • bunking β€” a built-in platform bed, as on a ship.
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