Synonyms for procrastinate
proʊˈkræs təˌneɪt, prə-pro·cras·ti·nate

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.2 / 6 votes

1. procrastinate

   To protract is to cause to occupy a longer time than is usual, expected, or desirable. We defer a negotiation which we are slow to enter upon; we protract a negotiation which we are slow to conclude; delay may be used of any stage in the proceedings; we may delay a person as well as an action, but defer and protract are not used of persons. Elongate is not used of actions or abstractions, but only of material objects or extension in space; protract is very rarely used of concrete objects or extension in space; we elongate a line, protract a discussion. Protract has usually an unfavorable sense, implying that the matter referred to is already unduly long, or would be so if longer continued; continue is neutral, applying equally to the desirable or the undesirable. Postpone implies a definite intention to resume, as defer also does, though less decidedly; both are often used with some definite limitation of time; as, to postpone till, until, or to a certain day or hour. One may defer, delay, or postpone a matter intelligently and for good reason; he procrastinates through indolence and irresolution. Compare HINDER.

   Synonyms:
   continue, defer, delay, draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, postpone, prolong, protract

   Antonyms:
   abbreviate, abridge, conclude, contract, curtail, hasten, hurry, limit, reduce, shorten

   Preposition:
   To protract a speech by verbosity, through an unreasonable time, to, till, or until a late hour.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydallyverb

   postpone doing what one should be doing

   "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

   Synonyms:
   drag one's heels, dillydally, conk, drag one's feet, dilly-dally, shillyshally, stall

2. procrastinateverb

   postpone or delay needlessly

   "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

   Synonyms:
   drag one's heels, dilly-dally, drag one's feet, stall, shillyshally, dillydally

Matched Categories

1. • Delay
   • Procrastinate

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. procrastination'verb

   lazy

   you cannot get your work done because you procrastinate too much.

   Submitted by shirleylive7 on June 23, 2021  

2. delay or do something at a later period of time

   to procrastinate is to put something off until a later time

   he had to study,yet he procrastinated all afternoon

   Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. procrastinateverb

   Synonyms:
   defer, delay, postpone, adjourn, put off, stave off, lay over, let lie over

2. procrastinateverb

   Synonyms:
   delay, wait, lag, loiter, be dilatory

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How to use procrastinate in a sentence?

1. Foram Sheth:

   When you procrastinate, you tend to be reactive and wait until the very last minute and then the quality of the work becomes just a checklist just to get it done, compared to' I do this because I have pride in doing this.... I care about the results. Now the shift is :' I need to do just enough so I don't get into trouble.'.

2. Kyle Kashuv:

   I treat them like bros, like friends from school. I’m the exact same thing as them. I meme, I play Fortnite, I procrastinate to do my homework. I’m the exact same thing as them, they can impact the world even more than I can.

3. Johnny Wowk:

   If you continue to procrastinate and hibernate your body will start to deteriorate. -Johnny The Walker

4. Bill Dudley:

   The Fed could try to procrastinate, but if they do that, inflation will likely come back and then they'll have to slam on the brakes even harder. Procrastination doesn't really lead to a good outcome. That just leads to a harder landing down the road.

5. Tim Pychyl:

   We procrastinate because we give in to feel good, if a task makes me frustrated or bored, avoidance lets me escape those negative emotions.