Postpone and Work

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Postpone

Postpone verb - To assign to a later time.
Usage example: we'll have to postpone a decision until we have all the information
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Work is an antonym for postpone.
Nearby Words: postponement, postponing

Work

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
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Postpone is an antonym for work.
Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker
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part postpone part work part
match postpone match work match
time postpone time work time

Both words in one sentence

  • In a late level, if you postpone the guns-blazing part, you can overhear two Men in Black discussing their work and one of them actually says that it's "just a job from 9 to 5".
    Source: Punch Clock Villain / Video Games
  • Comic Book / Bullet Points The American hero Iron Man needed a technician to work on his suit: said technician wasn't anybody else than, you guessed it, Reed Richards — and as a result, he had to postpone his space travel.
    Source: Comic Book / Bullet Points
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Work and Postpone. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/postpone/work
Postpone & Work. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/postpone/work>.
Work or Postpone. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/postpone/work.

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