Defer and Reject

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Defer verb - To assign to a later time.

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Reject is an antonym for defer in yield topic.

Reject verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Defer is an antonym for reject.

Nearby Words: rejected, rejection, rejecting, rejector, rejecter

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