Command and Defer

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Command verb - To serve as leader of.

Usage example: the head of the agency commands an army of workers trained to respond to the immediate needs of disaster victims

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Defer is an antonym for command.

Defer verb - To assign to a later time.

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Command is an antonym for defer.

way

command way

defer way

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Defer and Command. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/defer

Command & Defer. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/defer>.

Defer or Command. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/command/defer.

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