Advance and Defer

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Advance verb - To give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned.

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Defer is an antonym for advance.

Defer verb - To assign to a later time.

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Advance is an antonym for defer in topics: yield, put off.

advance work

defer work

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Defer and Advance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/advance/defer

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