8 Letters
5 Consonants
3 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use postpone as a verb in a sentence.
About Postpone
A 2 syllables verb and 8 letters with the letters e, n, o, p, s, and t, 5 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters tp. Postpone starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters p, po, pos, post, postp, and the ending characters are e, ne, one, pone, tpone, ..
Definition
Hold back to a later time; "let''s postpone the exam"
Origin/Roots
Latin
Compound Words
A compound word, postpone has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are post, and pone.
School Grade
Postpone is set as a grade six word that starts with p, ends with e, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 8 letters.
Pig Latin
Postpone in Pig Latin is said as "ostponepay or ostponepway".
Unigram
p | o | s | t | p | o | n | e
Bigram
po | os | st | tp | po | on | ne
Trigram
pos | ost | stp | tpo | pon | one
Quadrigram
post | ostp | stpo | tpon | pone
Word Gram

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Postpone"

There are 116 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to postpone.

SynonymDefinition
Accedeto agree or express agreement
"The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
Adjournclose at the end of a session
"The court adjourned"
Avertturn away or aside
"They averted their eyes when the King entered"
Avocationan auxiliary activity
Avoidstay clear from
keep away from
keep out of the way of someone or something
"Her former friends now avoid her"
Bowa stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
Breakan escape from jail
"the breakout was carefully planned"
Break Up
Brush Aside
Brush Off

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from postpone.

Anagram Definition
Postponehold back to a later time
"let''s postpone the exam"

View English words with the unique letters used in postpone. Words With The Letters Enopst

Derives

Postpone derives from 8 words.

Word Definition
Cunctatorsomeone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
Defermentact of putting off to a future time
Deferralact of putting off to a future time
Postponementact of putting off to a future time
Postponersomeone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
Procrastinatorsomeone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
Prorogationdiscontinuing the meetings (of a legislative body) without dissolving it
Shelvera worker who puts things (as books) on shelves

Entails

There are 3 words that postpone entails, or helps give meaning to.

Word Definition
Call Off
Cancela notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
Rescheduleassign a new time and place for an event
"We had to reschedule the doctor''s appointment"

Hypernyms

Postpone has 1 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Delaythe act of delaying
inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

Hyponyms

There are 6 hyponyms for postpone

Word Definition
Callthe option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
Holdthe act of grasping;
"he released his clasp on my arm";
"he has a strong grip for an old man";
"she kept a firm hold on the railing"
Probatethe act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
Reprievethe act of reprieving;
postponing or remitting punishment
Respitea pause from doing something (as work);
"we took a 10-minute break";
"he took time out to recuperate"
Suspendcause to be held in suspension in a fluid;
"suspend the particles"





     

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