deferment

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UK/dɪˈfɜːmənt/US/dɪˈfɚ.mənt/

noun

An act or instance of deferring or putting off.

Similar
deferraldelayadjournmentcontinuancedemurralprocrastinationprolongationprotraction
Opposite
precrastination
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

noundeferment (plural deferments)

plural deferments

  1. An act or instance of deferring or putting off.

    Synonyms: deferral

  2. Officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn act or instance of deferring or putting off.

Similar
deferral
Similar
delayadjournmentcontinuancedemurralprocrastinationprolongationprotraction
Opposite
precrastination
Narrower
dithering

More synonyms by meaning

nounact of putting off to a future time

Similar
postponementdeferral
Broader
delayholdup
Also see
deferraldelaydilationhold-uppostponement

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From defer + -ment.

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἀναβολή
  • ἀναβολή (anabolḗ)act or instance of deferring
Bulgarian отсрочка, отлагане
  • отсрочка (otsročka)act or instance of deferring
  • отлагане (otlagane)act or instance of deferring
Dutch opschorting, uitstel
  • opschortingact or instance of deferring
  • uitstelact or instance of deferring
  • uitstel van militaire dienstpostponement of military service
Finnish lykkäys, lykkäys
  • lykkäysact or instance of deferring
  • lykkäyspostponement of military service
German Aufschub, Verzögerung
  • Aufschubact or instance of deferring
  • Verzögerungact or instance of deferring
  • Aufschubpostponement of military service
Indonesian penundaan
  • penundaanact or instance of deferring
Italian dilazione, posponimento
  • dilazioneact or instance of deferring
  • posponimentoact or instance of deferring
  • deferimentoact or instance of deferring
Spanish diferimiento
  • diferimientoact or instance of deferring
Turkish erteleme, tehir etme
  • ertelemeact or instance of deferring
  • tehir etmeact or instance of deferring
  • tehiract or instance of deferring
  • tecilpostponement of military service
Ukrainian відстро́чення, відкла́дення
  • відстро́чення (vidstróčennja)act or instance of deferring
  • відкла́дення (vidkládennja)act or instance of deferring
  • відстро́чка (vidstróčka)postponement of military service

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fermented
Cite this entry
APA

deferment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deferment

MLA

“deferment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deferment. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deferment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deferment.

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