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shillyshally vs procrastinate

procrastinate vs shillyshally

shillyshally is a noun but procrastinate is not a noun.

shillyshally and procrastinate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shillyshally Yes No Yes No
procrastinate No No Yes No
As verbs, shillyshally and procrastinate are synonyms defined as:
  • shillyshally and procrastinate: postpone doing what one should be doing
Other synonyms of shillyshally include dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, stall.
shillyshally (noun) procrastinate (noun)
the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time
shillyshally (verb) procrastinate (verb)
be uncertain and vague postpone doing what one should be doing
postpone doing what one should be doing postpone or delay needlessly
Difference between shillyshally and procrastinate

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