Select the correct synonym for the word: Procrastinate.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Defer
To procrastinate means to keep delaying something that should be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring. Its synonym is defer.
Example: If you procrastinate till the night before the exam, you will not finish the syllabus.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Expedite | to speed up a process or task (the opposite of delaying it) | The officer promised to expedite the passport application. |
| (2) Discuss | to talk about something with others (it says nothing about delay) | Let us discuss the plan over lunch. |
| (3) Defer (answer) | to put off to a later time, to postpone (both words describe pushing a task to later) | The committee deferred its decision until the next meeting. |
| (4) Elevate | to raise to a higher position or level (it has nothing to do with putting things off) | She was elevated to the post of manager. |
| Synonyms of procrastinate: defer, delay, postpone, put off Antonyms of procrastinate: expedite, hasten, hurry, act promptly Also asked in CUET (UG): expedite – 07-06-2026 Slot 2, 25-05-2026 Slot 1, 12-05-2026 Slot 1 defer – 07-06-2026 Slot 2, 12-05-2026 Slot 1, 31-05-2025 Slot 1, 22-05-2025 Slot 2, 13-06-2023 Slot 2, 11-06-2023 Slot 1 |