/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of postponement Find synonyms for: Noun1. delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait, pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspensionusage: time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"2. postponement, deferment, deferral, delay, holdupusage: act of putting off to a future timeWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: diaphanous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language