Synonyms and Antonyms of shelve

synonym (synonym of shelve)

hypernym (shelve IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • hold back to a later time (verb.stative)
    delay
    act later than planned, scheduled, or required (verb.stative)
     
  • place on a shelf (verb.contact)
    lay, place, pose, position, put, set
    put into a certain place or abstract location (verb.contact)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF shelve relation)

  • hold back to a later time (verb.stative)
    call
    stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    hold
    stop dealing with (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    suspend
    render temporarily ineffective (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    probate
    put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    reprieve, respite
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution (verb.stative)
     

entail (entailment relations of shelve)

  • (verb.communication)
    reschedule
    assign a new time and place for an event (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    call off, cancel, scratch, scrub
    postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled (verb.social)
     

derivation (.... is derived from shelve)

  • (noun.act)
    deferment, deferral, postponement
    act of putting off to a future time (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    prorogation
    discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    putoff
    a pretext for delay or inaction (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    cunctator, postponer, procrastinator
    someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) (noun.person)
     
  • place on a shelf (verb.contact)
    shelver
    a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves (noun.person)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym entail derivation defer hold over postpone prorogue put off put over lay place pose position delay call hold suspend probate reprieve respite reschedule call off cancel scratch shelver deferment prorogation putoff cunctator postponer
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. defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, table . delay . lay, place, pose, position, put, set . call . hold . suspend . probate . reprieve, respite . reschedule . call off, cancel, scratch, scrub . deferment, deferral, postponement . prorogation . putoff . cunctator, postponer, procrastinator . shelver


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