postponed

Meanings

• Verb

  Delaying or putting off an action or event to a later time.

  - "The meeting has been postponed until next week."
  - "I will postpone my vacation until after the project is completed."

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Pronunciation

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Antonyms

advance , antedate , bring forward , expedite , hasten , prepone (India)

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Synonyms

defer , delay , forestay , posticipate , procrastinate , put off , put on ice , stay , suspend

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with postponed
poned , donned , dawned , mown

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Postponed (en) : Delaying or putting off an action or event to a later time.
   

2. Postponement (en) : The act of delaying or putting off an event or action.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of postponed that leads to same result
postponable , postpone , postponed , postponement , postponements , postponer , postponers , postpones , postponing

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Forms

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postpones, postponed, postponing

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally meant 'putting forward' or 'advancing'. Over time, the meaning shifted to 'delaying'.

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Trivia

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1. Postponed is a ten-letter word.

2. Postponed is the past tense of the verb 'postpone'.

3. The word 'postponed' contains the letters p, o, s, t, and n four times each.

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Related Concepts

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1. Defer: To put off or delay an action or decision.

2. Reschedule: To arrange a new date or time for an event that was previously scheduled.

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Culture

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Postponed has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the context of delayed or canceled events. For instance, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, the play's title refers to the postponement of revenge.

How to Memorize "postponed"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a clock being turned back or an event being moved to a later date on a calendar.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a raincloud delaying a picnic.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic: 'People Often Need Postponement' (PONP) to remember the meaning of postponed.

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