Synonyms of tarry
53 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for tarry is forestall. Other synonyms of tarry are put off, adjourn, avert, defer and delay. The opposite of tarry is go.
Synonyms and similar words for tarry
verbTo delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- forestall
- put off
- adjourn
- avert
- defer
- delayTo wait, hesitate, tarry.
- dilly-dallyTo dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.
- draw out
- extend
- forslow
- forestay
- kick into the long grass
- kick the can down the roadTo avoid or postpone a decision or action; to procrastinate.
- postpone
- procrastinate
- prolong
- prorogateTo prorogue.
- protract
- put on hold
- put on ice
- retard
- roll backTo postpone.
- stayTo dwell; linger; tarry; wait.
- suspend
- prorogue rare
verbTo linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
- abideTo stand ready for; to await someone; watch for.
verbTo abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
- hang about
- hang around
- lingerTo stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
- loiter
verbTo stay somewhere temporarily.
- sojournTo reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.
- stay overTo stay overnight in a place other than one's home; to sleep over.
- stopTo stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
- stop overTo interrupt one's journey for a short (sometimes overnight) stay.
- lodgeTo stay in any place or shelter.
- quarter
- sleep overTo spend the night as a guest in someone's home.
- stop offTo make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place, either same-day or overnight.
- keep obsolete
verbTo wait for; to stay or stop for; to allow to linger.
nounA sojourn.
adjectiveResembling tar.
adjectiveCovered with tar.
verbMore synonyms
- eld archaic, poetic
Opposite of tarry
Meaning of tarry
- verb To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- verb To linger in expectation of something or until something is done or happens.
- verb To abide, stay or wait somewhere, especially if longer than planned.
tarry in other languages
Questions about synonyms of tarry
- What is another word for tarry?
- Tarry has 53 synonyms on Word.ws, such as forestall, put off, adjourn, avert, defer, delay, dilly-dally and draw out.
- What is the opposite of tarry?
- The opposite of tarry is go. Other antonyms of tarry are leave.
- What does tarry mean?
- Tarry means to delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
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