Adjourn and Continue

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Adjourn verb - To bring to a formal close for a period of time.

Usage example: the meeting was adjourned by the chairperson until further notice

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Continue is an antonym for adjourn in topics: postpone, stop a proceeding.

Nearby Words: adjournment, adjourning

Continue verb - To remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state.

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Adjourn is an antonym for continue.

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Continue and Adjourn. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adjourn/continue

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