- Postponed or delayed: deferred gratification; deferred military draft.
- Withheld until a future date: deferred benefits; a deferred payment.
deferred
Dictionary:
de·ferred (dĭ-fûrd')  |
adj.
| Antonyms: deferred |
adj
Definition: put off till a later time
Antonyms: advanced, forwarded, furthered, hastened, hurried
| Word Tutor: deferred |
IN BRIEF: Put off to later.
A duty dodged is like a debt unpaid; it is only deferred, and we must come back and settle the account at last.
— Joseph Fort Newton (1878-1950)
| WordNet: deferred |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
put off to later
Synonym: postponed
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