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cunctation

See definition of cunctation on Dictionary.com
  • as indelay
  • as inretardation

synonyms for cunctation

  • lag
  • moratorium
  • postponement
  • problem
  • setback
  • stoppage
  • suspension
  • wait
  • adjournment
  • bind
  • check
  • dawdling
  • demurral
  • detention
  • discontinuation
  • downtime
  • filibuster
  • hindrance
  • holding
  • impediment
  • interval
  • jam
  • lingering
  • logjam
  • loitering
  • obstruction
  • procrastination
  • prorogation
  • remission
  • reprieve
  • retardation
  • showstopper
  • stall
  • stay
  • stop
  • surcease
  • tarrying
  • tie up
  • cooling-off period
  • hangup
  • holding pattern
  • holdup
  • putting off
  • retardment

antonyms for cunctation

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  • continuation
  • advance
  • aid
  • assistance
  • beginning
  • go
  • help
  • liberation
  • promotion
  • support
  • dispatch
  • expedition
  • furtherance
  • hastening
  • hurry
  • rush
  • speed
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How to use cunctation in a sentence

Liegnitz itself, was not that (as many opine) a disaster due to cunctation, not of Loudon's?
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