deferments

NOUN

postponement

Synonyms

WEAK

adjournment delay holdover moratorium pause putting off stay suspension

Antonyms

WEAK

advance expedition forging

NOUN

postponement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjournment deferral moratorium

STRONG

delay pause stay suspension

WEAK

putting off

Antonyms

STRONG

advance continuation persistence

Example Sentences

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Deferments are thus dished out on a strictly backyard basis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Deferments: High school students until they graduate or reach 20; college students until they finish their current academic year.

From Time Magazine Archive

Deferments, for school or for skill, were easy to get.

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