FOREDOING Antonyms

• lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

• the act of tarrying

• fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

• the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch

• the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

• being and remaining ready and available for use

• refrain from voting

• choose not to consume

• time during which some action is awaited

• the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

• cause to be slowed down or delayed

• act later than planned, scheduled, or required

• stop or halt

• slow the growth or development of

• a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

• temporary inactivity

• interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

• cease an action temporarily

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• postpone or delay needlessly

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• a pause for relaxation

• a state of inaction

• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

• a support on which things can be put

• a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

• not move; be in a resting position

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

• give a rest to

• have a place in relation to something else

• be at rest

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• be inherent or innate in

• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

• sit, as on a branch

• rest on or as if on a pillow

• be inactive, refrain from acting