Synonyms for
Defer
Definition
to put off or delay
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- defer payment
- defer decision
- defer action
- defer judgment
- defer to
- defer consideration
- defer implementation
Word family
Usage note
When used with 'to', 'defer' means to yield to someone else's judgment or opinion. Be careful not to confuse this with 'differ', which means to be unlike.
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Example sentences
- I will defer my dentist appointment until next week.
- The meeting was deferred until the following day.
- I need to defer my decision until I have more information.
- She decided to defer her college enrollment for a year.
- He chose to defer to his boss's judgment.
Quotes
The best way to defer a decision is to ask for more information.
We must defer to the experts on this matter.
It is better to defer a bad decision than to make a hasty one.