PROCRASTINATING Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

procrastinating 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of procrastinating next

as in stalling

Synonyms & Similar Words

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stalling
filibustering
slowing
decelerating
ambling
lingering
plodding
loitering
lethargic
strolling
lounging
loafing
shuffling
dillydallying
creeping
inactive
dilatory
lagging
dragging
deliberate
tarrying
crawling
heavy-footed
dallying
pokey
inert
leisurely
tardy
inching
laggard
dawdling
slow-footed
poking
sluggish
unhurried
poky
measured
slow
languid
snaillike
snail-paced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rushing
hasty
running
rapid
flying
quick
ready
racing
lightning
speedy
speeding
swift
dizzy
breathless
whirlwind
brisk
fast
bolting
prompt
fleet
snappy
hurrying
meteoric
rocketing
expeditious
whirling
warp-speed
scurrying
zipping
scooting
scudding
accelerated
whisking
barreling
breakneck
careering
rushed
hurried
hastened
quickened

procrastinating

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verb

present participle of procrastinate

as in delaying

to be slow or late about doing something that should be done; to delay doing something until a later time because you do not want to do it, because you are lazy, etc. He procrastinated and missed the submission deadline. He told her to stop procrastinating and get to work.

Synonyms & Similar Words

stalling
delaying
crawling
dragging
playing
lingering
temporizing
dawdling
shuffling
moping
filibustering
lagging
loitering
poking
lollygagging
lallygagging
dillydallying
creeping
diddling
loafing
tarrying
dallying
idling
staggering
strolling
lounging
trifling
fiddling (around)
sauntering
shilly-shallying
puttering (around)
fooling around
pottering (around)
hanging (around or out)
monkeying (around)
messing around
ambling
lolling
inching
plodding
decelerating
slowing (down or up)
lumbering
easing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

scrambling
hustling
darting
running
humping
stampeding
bowling
hurtling
breezing
galloping
sprinting
jogging
trotting
accelerating
speeding (up)
quickening
hurrying
rushing
overtaking
flying
outrunning
catching up
racing
speeding
tearing
scurrying
outpacing
ripping
hastening
whirling
dashing
bolting
outstripping
scooting
whizzing
whisking
zipping
scudding
coursing
barreling
careering
rocketing
fast-forwarding
barrelling
hotfooting (it)

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