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shelve vs postpone

postpone vs shelve

shelve and postpone both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shelve No No Yes No
postpone No No Yes No
As verbs, shelve and postpone are synonyms defined as:
  • shelve and postpone: hold back to a later time
Other synonyms of shelve include defer, hold over, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, table.
shelve (verb) postpone (verb)
place on a shelf hold back to a later time
hold back to a later time
Difference between shelve and postpone

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