defer

/dɪfˈɝ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. hold back to a later time
   “let's postpone the exam”
2. yield to another's wish or opinion
   “The government bowed to the military pressure”

Synonyms for defer

• postpone
• prorogue
• hold over
• put over
• table
• shelve
• set back
• remit
• put off
• submit
• bow
• accede
• give in

Words that rhyme with defer

• transfer
• stir
• spur
• blur
• refer
• slur
• burr
• infer
• amateur
• prefer
• birr
• bur
• demur
• fur
• occur
• purr
• recur
• ampere
• catcher
• chauffeur
• concur
• confer
• cur
• cynosure
• descriptor
• deter
• fir
• incur
• saboteur
• silencer