Thesaurus / be dilatory
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synonyms for be dilatory
- dawdle
- drift
- idle
- remain
- stay
- stick around
- wait
- amble
- crawl
- dally
- dillydally
- falter
- hesitate
- hobble
- lag
- loll
- lumber
- mope
- mosey
- plod
- poke
- procrastinate
- putter
- saunter
- shuffle
- slouch
- stagger
- stop
- stroll
- tarry
- tool
- totter
- trail
- traipse
- trifle
- trudge
- vacillate
- be long
- be tardy
- fool around
- fritter away
- goof off
- hang around
- hang out
- put off
- sit around
- take one's time
- wait around
- dawdle
- hesitate
- adjourn
- cool
- dally
- defer
- drag
- goldbrick
- lag
- linger
- loiter
- pause
- poke
- postpone
- prolong
- protract
- retard
- stall
- stay
- suspend
- tarry
- temporize
- wait
- drag one's feet
- give the runaround
- hang fire
- hold off
- let slide
- play a waiting game
- play for time
- shilly-shally
antonyms for be dilatory
MOST RELEVANT
- abbreviate
- advance
- carry out
- complete
- continue
- do
- expedite
- finish
- forge
- forward
- further
- go
- hasten
- help
- hurry
- leave
- persist
- push
- rush
- shorten
- accelerate
- go ahead
- quicken
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
WORDS RELATED TO BE DILATORY
- amble
- be dilatory
- be long
- be tardy
- crawl
- dally
- dawdle
- dillydally
- drift
- falter
- fool around
- fritter away
- goof off
- hang around
- hang out
- hesitate
- hobble
- idle
- lag
- loll
- lumber
- mope
- mosey
- plod
- poke
- procrastinate
- put off
- putter
- remain
- saunter
- shuffle
- sit around
- slouch
- stagger
- stay
- stick around
- stop
- stroll
- take one's time
- tarry
- tool
- totter
- trail
- traipse
- trifle
- trudge
- vacillate
- wait
- wait around
- ambled
- crawled
- dallied
- dawdled
- dillydallied
- drifted
- faltered
- fool around
- frittered away
- goof off
- hesitated
- hobbled
- hung around
- hung out
- idled
- lagged
- lolled
- lumbered
- moped
- moseyed
- plodded
- poked
- procrastinated
- put off
- puttered
- remained
- sat around
- sauntered
- shuffled
- slouched
- staggered
- stayed
- stopped
- strolled
- stuck around
- tarried
- took one's time
- tooled
- tottered
- trailed
- traipsed
- trifled
- trudged
- vacillated
- waited
- waited around
- was dilatory
- was long
- was tardy
- ambles
- crawls
- dallies
- dawdles
- dillydallies
- drifts
- falters
- fool around
- fritters away
- goof off
- hangs around
- hangs out
- hesitates
- hobbles
- idles
- is dilatory
- is long
- is tardy
- lags
- lolls
- lumbers
- mopes
- moseys
- plods
- pokes
- procrastinates
- puts off
- putters
- remains
- saunters
- shuffles
- sits around
- slouches
- staggers
- stays
- sticks around
- stops
- strolls
- takes one's time
- tarries
- tools
- totters
- trails
- traipses
- trifles
- trudges
- vacillates
- waits
- waits around
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.