Từ đồng nghĩa của stalled

stalls, stalled, stalling

Từ đồng nghĩa: block, booth, cell, compartment, dawdle, delay, dillydally, hinder, procrastinate,

helped avoided refrained from stopped averted dodged evaded prevented abstained abstained from bypassed circumvented controlled deflected desisted diverted ducked eluded escaped forbore got around passed up precluded resisted restrained from shied from shirked shook off shrank from sidestepped skipped skipped out on skirted stayed away stayed away from steered clear steered clear of withstood broke the habit of fended off forbore from got out of held off kept from neutralised shunned warded off anticipated arrested blocked checked checkmated compensated for counteracted counterbalanced deterred eschewed forbade forbid forestalled frustrated halted headed off hindered impeded interfered with made up for negated neutralized nullified obviated offset offsetted prohibited provided shook staved off stove off ceased declined denied yourself desisted from did without forwent gave up kicked left off refused renounced withheld from kept at arm's length kept at bay kept off quit cut out quitted dropped discontinued abandoned packed in forgone laid off given up relinquished suspended knocked off let up ended finished rejected abjured put a stop to dispensed with cut off packed up spurned terminated broke off broken off concluded refrained put an end to called a halt to belayed belaid axed shut off lay off done without swore off sworn off yielded repudiated forborne sacrificed brought to an end given over gave over called it quits jacked in forswore forsworn wound up abdicated passed cut forsook forsaken canned waived brought to a halt passed on forborne from restrained oneself from turned down surceased laid off of quit cold set aside cut it out left alone went without gone without surrendered snubbed denied disavowed called it a day resigned closed determined curbed dead-ended elapsed intermitted stopped oneself from broke up broken up winked out got off resisted the temptation to pulled the plug on not touched prevented oneself from broke broken brake yolden yold rebuffed interrupted dismissed canceled cancelled ceded abolished disapproved forewent foregone scrapped kept phased out disregarded withdrawn withdrew stopped oneself overlooked paused knocked back reprobated lapsed expired died ignored removed held back put aside killed shut down reneged disclaimed abnegated baulked at said no to had done with reined in kicked over left let well enough alone fought shy of cut short brought to a stop not accepted let alone gave a wide berth to quit cold turkey prevented yourself from left out cast aside kicked the habit put off had nothing to do with stayed cut dead given a wide berth to knocked something on the head gotten off aborted repulsed conceded extracted marginalized gotten rid of excised deleted did away with exsected carved got rid of usurped ousted extirpated done away with severed eliminated excluded isolated withheld failed held back from demurred dispensed discounted endured repealed recanted disallowed retracted unsaid gone went disdained demurred at restrained deferred postponed remitted shrunk from deselected nixed gave something the chop given something the chop gotten around finessed disaffirmed brushed aside scaped shied omitted bridled pulled out of checked out from backed off from shaken broken the habit of gotten out of bucked allowed declined to resigned from lacked laid aside reserved restrained oneself gave something a miss shied away from refused to take advantage of disunited inhibited called a stop to closed down neglected weaseled out of intervened turned your back on delayed tabled shuffled out of surceased from turned aside from packed it in checked oneself turned over kiboshed looked down one's nose at missed not had dissevered hung it up passed by escaped from stayed clear of given something a miss disjoined managed not to jacked something in handed over granted opted out of nipped something in the bud disowned wanted had no truck with backed off marginalised come to a close reneged on prorogued lacked for something washed one's hands of restrained yourself turned one's back on wrapped up not heeded opted out said goodbye to suffered deprivation denied oneself dropped out of needed not done died down separated backed out of shelved negatived rested kept clear of called it quits on held up sat out parted ditched spelled parted with disconnected weaselled out of scrubbed closed out stopped doing interposed signed away kept away from balked at managed without culminated ceased to indulge in withholden carven corve extraught foreswore foresworn shaken off came to a close gainsaid blown off blew off bagged it gone easy went easy holp holpen taken the cure gotten on the wagon took the cure sewed up got on the wagon sewn up gave the thumbs down to thrown out threw out given the thumbs down to taken away took out took away taken out given the red light shook one's head gave the thumbs down given the thumbs down shaken one's head gave the red light given a rest gave a rest lain by lay by gone short fallen short fell short gone hungry went short went hungry

checked halted stopped impeded hindered arrested obstructed curbed hampered blocked inhibited restrained thwarted restricted stayed retarded frustrated stilled interrupted caught trammelled trammeled stymied fettered limited forestalled encumbered slowed shackled balked baulked hamstrung hamstringed derailed braked brake paused shelved stonewalled bridled suspended froze frozen borked sabotaged fenced stood held back held up interfered with slowed down drew up drawn up put off brought up pulled up put a brake on fetched up shut down stood in the way of came to a standstill come to a standstill not moved petered out stood off prevented delayed foiled set back barred cramped clogged shut off shut out handicapped repressed hung up circumvented choked detained defeated cut off constrained held off hobbled suppressed handcuffed withheld counteracted kept back crimped hog-tied evaded bogged down headed off opposed beat manacled embarrassed stifled reduced put back prohibited slowed up short-circuited deterred put paid to tied up upset staved off stove off choked off put the kibosh on averted nipped in the bud decelerated stemmed put an end to avoided put a stop to baffled countered postponed slackened contained cumbered curtailed held intercepted scotched spoiled spoilt resisted closed off scuppered reined in interdicted rebuffed warded off filibustered withholden deferred procrastinated staunched controlled crippled cut short dammed checkmated decreased lessened mired discouraged congested crabbed occluded moderated loitered regulated stumped smothered obscured jammed let up brought to a standstill sandbagged kept waiting circumnavigated nullified ruined made late backed off stopped up skirted sidestepped weighed down held in held down steered clear of defended against put on hold cramped one's style stemmed the flow of got in the way of gotten in the way of brought to screeching halt upset the apple cart put the stopper on put a spoke in someone's wheel put the brakes on put on back burner put on brakes put an stop to thrown a spanner in the works of cut back threw a spanner in the works of hit the brakes played for time plugged up put the brakes on refused let down flaps cut down held off on retardated taken down took down ended thrown a monkey wrench in the works of threw a monkey wrench in the works of snookered puzzled withstood mystified confounded inconvenienced stunted tempered plugged beaten neutralized reined crossed nonplussed wasted time discomfited interfered protracted swallowed squelched clotted muffled terminated downed loafed poked flagged faltered hesitated bogged dawdled barricaded sealed caulked flummoxed dropped braced sidetracked fixed scrubbed disconcerted throttled fought back bottlenecked prorogued governed remitted overloaded screened escaped bypassed stuffed dead-ended complicated cornered bought time fobbed off pigeonholed abated filled blocked out lagged diminished blockaded closed up clogged up closed out filled up intermitted bottled up confined repulsed choked back disappointed tamed neutralised dashed prolonged incommoded disadvantaged caused to stay kept caused to wait overturned knocked off packed stanched jammed up blocked up closed choked up bunged up qualified reefed embogged quieted kept in check charged oppressed discommoded bothered hung fire employed delaying tactics fended off quashed dissuaded kept under control kept a lid on slackened pace pulled in deflected disrupted bunged blocked off debarred forbid gotten in the way got in the way brought to an end monkeyed with kept lid on lost speed gagged gummed up slipped away from warded brought an end to wound down enjoined outlawed tabooed bit lost steam run from outwitted kept in stoppered wrecked fazed saddled with made difficult muzzled bitted kicked the can down the road juked bottled ditched crashed picked off unsettled held over acted against canned gotten out of got out of sank sunken sunk bitten back bit back forbidden forbade anchored it taken out of play took out of play taken wind out of took wind out of done for did for given the run around thrown a monkey wrench into threw a monkey wrench into gave the run around threw a spanner in the works thrown a spanner in the works thrown monkey wrench in threw monkey wrench in thrown a curve threw a curve ran from given the slip gave the slip given the runaround gave the runaround gotten away from got away from subdued precluded bound tied measured holden banned disallowed silenced proscribed squashed ruled killed straitened put down put a damper on quelled shut in cooled discontinued excluded ruled out corked constricted delimited dampened obviated stamped out crushed quit extinguished damped down vetoed circumscribed forfended put the lid on capped kept a tight rein on kept the lid on strangled hemmed in poured cold water on denied chained put half nelson on embargoed overcome tied down criminalized deadened made illegal criminalised kept within bounds cracked down on clamped down on impaired dulled fixt abstained bounden ceased entangled refrained set put a lid on put a limit on talked out of spiked put on ice locked up calmed put out stopped oneself put at a disadvantage put away kept down mastered overpowered quenched damped warned pegged censored desisted destroyed diverted concealed disadvised shushed burdened eschewed leashed setted limits on imposed limits on chilled conquered abjured estopped canceled cancelled turned aside quitted turned off boxed in reined back held in check corked up thrown cold water on threw cold water on snuffed out buttoned up slapped down sat on deflated placed an embargo on garrotted overcame muted depressed frightened submerged pocketed retained quelched cut stultified settled deprecated modulated shortened interned hid entrammelled entrammeled scared scared off demarcated bounded deprived contravened put on the shelf quietened simmered down rejected forbore forborne blackballed imprisoned disqualified kept in line nixed let shrunk negated laid off kept hold of boycotted banished shunned gaoled jailed specified offset toned down declared illegal annulled demarked fouled up contracted put the chill on cooled down cooled off screwed up delimitated defined kept secret dragged one's feet put in irons clipped someone's wings tethered put straitjacket on gained control over gained mastery over pinned down put lid on fought shy of put a stopper in cut down on jacked in put a crimp in put out of commission put kibosh on put chill on shut out of left off resisted the temptation to put a ceiling on kept within limits put a lock on shut up put in nutshell put in chains dummied up put in an unfavourable position upset the applecart put a restriction on placed at a disadvantage passed up forwent forgone composed sapped devitalized weakened given a hard time gave a hard time broke off broken off gave up given up disturbed affected intimidated daunted monitored adjusted docked marred influenced tampered confused collected conflicted troubled cautioned disheartened demoralized waived mitigated tranquilized rallied recovered inspected soothed lulled blunted discountenanced unnerved managed lowered disfavoured disfavored indisposed truncated retrenched disciplined straitjacketed disinclined eased made anxious renounced made nervous demoralised harshed excepted eliminated gyved pinioned enfettered numbed cauterized blanketed benumbed enchained relieved hidden dehorted remonstrated exhorted expostulated pricked dissuaded from counseled counselled declared taboo debilitated ostracized reserved incarcerated vanquished pared down lopped abbreviated elided abridged chopped syncopated trimmed lopt made worried constipated condemned rattled cuffed clapt clapped secured chained up harnessed ensnared enmeshed netted captured forswore forsworn said no messed up exiled refused to pay ostracised cowed brought to a stop confronted dumbed prescribed cautioned against urged against persuaded against warned off snagged saved helped pre-empted shrank shrunken blacked clipped cropped tightened up clipt minified slashed slimmed down downsized lay off clammed wronged triumphed over clouded allayed cauterised girdled covered up fought tied one's hands entrapped forbid to brought to a halt guided directed impounded hogtied immured kicked bilked fenced in bucked locked in offsetted dispensed with shotgunned concussed necessitated closed in cooped up finished banjaxed forsook forsaken sidelined held captive dragged feet clamped dominated overwhelmed trampled buried abolished annihilated kept tight rein on hushed iced declined placed injunction on persuaded not to advised not to chickened out expostulated against leaned on placed an injunction on urged not to argued out of licked loused up clapped in irons made it impossible for made it impracticable for made impossible rationed left alone trampled on belayed belaid omitted kept control of treated harshly placed a limit on cracked down pulled back boxed up counted out prevented from making progress hold out on passed on restrained oneself kept a rein on made impracticable rolled back come down on tied someone's hands kept to oneself encircled kept off deducted mothballed cried out against kept within the limits of kept on a string failed to disclose held on to refrained from gave a wide berth to prelimited modified passed by sacrificed told against zinged dashed one's hope forefended gridlocked brought under control boiled down given a wide berth to rendered null and void censured clammed up sat out inclosed iced out treated unfairly beat down declined to kept yourself swore off closed down kept from declared ineligible passed kept under one's hat curst anticipated narrowed steered clear kept at bay kept under wraps cursed immobilized said nothing sent up brought to naught treated unfavourably officially forbid withheld from had nothing to do with dried up not touched inflicted a handicap on restrained yourself enclosed got bogged down refused to give not done marked off immobilised sworn off surrounded had on a tight leash staved kept inside held out illegalized stove stopped yourself re-collected shaken shook overthrown overthrew overrode overridden letten holp holpen leet foughten advised against forbidden to tongue-tied gave the thumbs down to given the red light to gave the red light to given the thumbs down to froze out frozen out thrown off threw off drove underground driven underground did without done without came down on officially forbidden held out on forewent foregone drawn the line on drew the line on thrown a spoke in the wheel of threw a spoke in the wheel of beaten down acted like a wet blanket gave disadvantage given disadvantage took out taken out gotten to meat got to meat did a disservice to gave a disadvantage to given a disadvantage to done a disservice to thrown a wet blanket on threw a wet blanket on gone on the wagon taken the cure taken the pledge avoided doing went on the wagon took the cure took the pledge gave over abstained from given over gone easy went easy

delayed hesitated procrastinated dithered temporised temporized tarried equivocated hedged deferred stonewalled filibustered prevaricated postponed distracted diverted hung back held back hung fire played for time used delaying tactics gained time bought time dragged one's feet took one's time taken one's time avoided the issue beat about the bush beaten about the bush beaten around the bush held over kicked the can down the road vacillated shilly-shallied put off dilly-dallied dallied hummed and hawed wavered havered paused fluctuated lingered dawdled loitered faltered waited lagged hung around halted swithered staggered pussyfooted around oscillated hung about wasted time dragged your feet thought twice sat on the fence stopped poked balanced scrupled dragged yo-yoed played a waiting game put off doing something tergiversated teetered stayed trifled dillydallied wabbled wobbled diddled moped crawled creeped lollygagged crept lallygagged killed time marked time blew hot and cold blown hot and cold hung on stayed put hemmed and hawed idled held on taken your time took your time pottered sat tight remained trembled paltered swayed whiled away time plodded trailed deliberated let slide pottered about pottered around dragged your heels pottered round waited around rested warmed a chair hung out put something on the back burner get no place fast hung round got cold feet gotten cold feet ceased discontinued penelopized balked protracted retarded adjourned prolonged baulked cooled goldbricked tumbled flickered straggled loafed bided ambled varied avoided committing oneself lurched reeled bobbled rolled quavered puttered tottered quivered adopted Fabian tactics stalled for time avoided making a decision used Fabian tactics called time had a breather diddle-daddled toddled sauntered shuddered waffled trimmed changed held off used dilatory tactics deferred action faffed about frittered time away postponed action ummed and ahed bummed around horsed around sat on one's butt got no place fast held the phone goofed around goofed off tooled stuck around lost time moved slowly suspended action changed one's mind stayed behind fooled around frittered away lodged sat around stopped briefly messed around held your fire stopped over dodged held your horses run hot and cold whiffled waffled shlepped along lagged behind scrounged around bidden bode taken a raincheck took a raincheck ran hot and cold fallen behind fell behind tailed taken a break took a break took a breather taken five took ten taken ten taken a breather took five

failed crashed broke brake broken died jammed broke down broken down seized up stopped dead conked out gave out given out stopped short cut out packed up stopped working malfunctioned ceased to function collapsed ceased to work stopped developed a fault yielded went kaput gone kaput played up ground to a halt gone phut went phut went wrong gone wrong bombed shut off halted cut short gave up the ghost gone on the blink given up the ghost went on the blink cut off folded foundered flatlined faded flopped bitten the dust bit the dust fizzled yold yolden acted up caved in had had it ceased terminated busted vitiated went down gone down spoilt spoiled idled compromised damaged paused snapped endamaged weakened attenuated discontinued degraded interrupted went gone gave given packed in went haywire gone haywire aborted buckled tanked floundered come to a halt crumpled cratered felled flunked wore out worn out petered out lost power fizzled out come a cropper run down folded up faded away come unstuck flamed out stopped functioning faded out run aground came to a halt given up gave way given way gave up fallen over fell over fell fallen gone to pieces went to pieces gave in given in fell flat ran down gone belly-up ran aground came unstuck went belly-up fallen flat gone under went under went belly up went to the wall gone bump gone belly up went bump gone bust came a cropper gone to the wall went bust imploded seized shrunk missed closed quit struck out washed out fell in fallen in shrank shrunken sank without trace sunk without trace tumbled gone down like a lead balloon went down like a lead balloon expired pauperized impoverished misfired quitted backfired not worked lost money miscarried come to grief met with disaster come apart missed the mark flummoxed come to nothing gone out of control went out of control done badly did badly fell short came to nothing came apart came to grief nose-dived fallen short gone out fallen down fell down went out

hesitated wavered vacillated dithered faltered delayed fluctuated teetered havered staggered paused swithered wobbled oscillated halted scrupled dawdled equivocated temporised temporized dallied wabbled lingered waited hedged alternated tergiversated demurred dillydallied hovered seesawed pussyfooted stumbled deferred deliberated doubted stopped baulked balked boggled floundered debated hung hanged mammered pondered weighed shilly-shallied dilly-dallied hummed and hawed hung back thought twice held back hemmed and hawed shied away held off pulled back thought about sat on fence

halted stopped ended ceased checked discontinued quit quitted finished terminated arrested blocked concluded curbed dropped impeded closed obstructed interrupted broke brake broken suspended frustrated canned elapsed barred lapsed stayed hampered determined passed expired went gone stilled died paused caught hobbled stemmed belayed belaid froze frozen staunched hesitated faltered wavered immobilised immobilized balanced dithered scrupled staggered teetered vacillated wabbled wobbled limped stumbled whiffled broke off broken off left off broke up broken up wound up cut off cut out desisted from held back knocked off let up dead-ended laid off lay off held up shut off put a stop to cut short gave over given over packed in brought to an end winked out put an end to packed up drew up drawn up nipped in the bud pulled up came to an end come to an end brought to a stop came to a stop come to a stop brought up called it a day brought to a standstill came to a halt come to a halt closed down fetched up pulled the plug on put the kibosh on shilly-shallied came to a standstill come to a standstill drew to a close drawn to a close hung back came to rest come to rest brought to standstill came to a close come to a close drew to a stand drawn to a stand wiggle-waggled stemmed the flow blew the whistle on blown the whistle on held at bay put a cork in put paid to put out of business put out of action canceled cancelled parked arrived crashed rendered powerless stifled destroyed braked called a halt to crippled pulled in brought to naught hauled up reached a standstill wiped out brought someone to their knees got there drawn to a halt drew to a halt shut down desisted kicked abandoned axed cut refrained from surceased fizzled out dispensed with landed settled petered out faded away died away finished working rested closed shop stopped work clocked off finished work left work abstained refrained abated abolished given up gave up kept laid off of scrapped intermitted phased out eschewed brought to a halt disunited parted dissevered disconnected scrubbed intervened interposed disjoined separated killed yielded avoided resigned relinquished had done with completed finished the working day had a breather finished off wrapped up closed out wound down stopped dead culminated called it quits knocked something on the head packed it in collapsed cooled it died out run out stopped in one's tracks ran its course died down ended up held stood called a stop to not done forbore forborne withdrawn withdrew taken a break took a break took five taken five forgone forwent gotten rid of got rid of did away with done away with yold yolden gave something the chop blown off blew off given something the chop bagged it gotten done got done ran out

hedged equivocated prevaricated tergiversated fudged pussyfooted dodged vacillated flanneled flannelled waffled quibbled evaded sidestepped weaseled weaselled ducked avoided temporised temporized stonewalled hesitated shucked shilly-shallied dodged the issue parried questions evaded the issue fudged the issue hummed and hawed pussyfooted around sidestepped the issue beat about the bush beaten about the bush ducked the question sat on the fence copped out hemmed and hawed flip-flopped blew hot and cold blown hot and cold beaten around the bush shuffled around copped a plea passed the buck gave the run around given the run around hedged one's bets shuffled fenced paltered cavilled caviled falsified ducked the issue lied parried shifted misrepresented fibbed jived conned minced words begged the question stalled for time put off put on wavered skirted faked deceived eluded adumbrated escaped eschewed shuffled about fabricated blathered run around straddled the fence covered up shifted ground about invented dissembled belied dithered distorted exaggerated misstated garbled blarneyed beguiled blandished contested foiled baffled maneuvered outwitted manoeuvred feinted shirked told white lie clouded the issue fought off stretched the truth used flattery talked blarney fast-talked buttered up ran around misspoke misspoken avoided the issue given run around gave run around given a false colour to gave a false colour to circumvented balked baulked rambled welshed reneged fled snuck away laid low slipped out bypassed danced around an issue wormed one's way out of glossed over skirted the issue quibbled about copped out of euphemized found a way round tapdanced played it close to the vest danced around dodged the question avoided answering beat around bush skirted round beat about the bush about fended off straddled an issue fudged and mudged gotten around got around lay low given the runaround gave the runaround gave nothing away given nothing away beaten about the bush about beaten around bush got out of gotten out of

loafed idled lounged lazed lolled dawdled dallied chilled relaxed bummed lazied dillydallied footled droned loitered vegetated drifted slacked mooched skived sauntered trifled goldbricked strolled malingered dreamed dreamt evaded piddled shirked kicked back hung about vegged out goofed off kicked around wasted time hacked around hung around did nothing done nothing killed time took it easy taken it easy lounged around slowed down hung out lay around lain around frittered away time sat around bummed around whiled away the time passed time fooled around hung round mooched about mooched around frittered away twiddled thumbs let down knocked around took things easy taken things easy whiled away hours stood around not lifted a finger frittered vacillated unwound lied daydreamed daydreamt vegged basked dossed lounged about lolled around loafed about lolled about loafed around piddled around whiled away the hours piddled about marked time fooled away lain about lay about lazed around lazed about sprawled rested reposed slumped reclined flopped let it all hang out luxuriated let up lollygagged pottered languished slouched chilled out put your feet up sat back loosened up mooned unbent unbended de-stressed drooped outspanned slacked off batted played entertained oneself enjoyed oneself stayed loose twiddled your thumbs stagnated let yourself go fiddled eased off eased up unbuttoned stooged amused oneself moped made yourself at home lingered waited mouldered degenerated slummocked stretched oneself leaned leant leaned back moldered slouched around slouched about draped oneself wound down taken time off took time off decompressed flopped about flopped around batted about idled away time passed the time filled in time mellowed out idled away the hours sat on one's hands consumed time messed around spread out put one's feet up taken a break took a break let one's hair down let oneself go kicked your heels let your hair down took time out taken time out skulked wandered ambled took a breather taken a breather meandered sat existed deteriorated tarried sunbathed hanged hung decayed weakened stooped hibernated slackened futzed haunted stayed remained frequented hovered chillaxed whiled stood down sagged hunched frittered time away creeped crept bludged lain back lay back quietened quietened down batted around stooged around warmed oneself whiled away time gone to seed went to seed lolloped unlaxed quieted down calmed down toasted yourself sunned oneself warmed yourself whiled away fiddled around twiddled one's thumbs toasted oneself felt at home bowed simmered down sat back and do nothing fannied about lightened up messed about taken five made less tense collected oneself had a break wilted stretched out cooled off knocked off made oneself at home kicked one's heels bended bent crouched settled back took five composed oneself stopped work breathed easy bobbed off sitten went to pot gone to pot did nothing in particular done nothing in particular lain dormant lay dormant swum in swam in lain down on job lay down on job took your ease lain down took ten lay down taken ten taken your ease took one's time taken one's time

tabled postponed adjourned deferred delayed parked rescheduled shelved prorogued reserved suspended detained mothballed held withheld withholden continued retained suppressed hung hanged remitted cooled respited contained held back held off held over put aside put back put off took offline taken offline held off on put on hold put on ice put on the back burner put on the shelf put over put in cold storage put on back burner stayed set aside pigeonholed held up carried over held in abeyance laid on the table procrastinated protracted prolonged retarded laid over extended hung fire taken a rain check on took a rain check on stood over slowed impeded hindered kept in abeyance put in abeyance put off the evil hour set back put off the evil day given rain check gave rain check forestayed interrupted cooled it obstructed intermitted waived blocked lengthened temporized temporised dallied given a rain check gave a rain check slowed up slowed down done later did later took a raincheck taken a raincheck laid aside discontinued recessed dissolved terminated prorogated dismissed sidelined filed halted quit cut short stopped let up brought to an end called a halt to hung up put on the bank burner put an end to put on one side put to one side put a stop to arrested ceased broke off broken off disbanded ended paused quitted omitted barred checked inactivated suspended proceedings broke up broken up restrained knocked off finished curbed staved off laid off ruled out counted out stove off come to an end called a halt called it a day tied up frozen froze pink-slipped canned lay off taken a break took a break came to an end took a breather taken a breather took five taken five took a recess taken a recess taken a rain check took a rain check

prolonged lengthened protracted extended continued perpetuated delayed stretched held padded persisted sustained elongated increased outstretched dragged out drew out drawn out kept up carried on held up stretched out strung out extended the duration of made longer kept something going spun out went on with gone on with dragged one's feet let it ride put off put on hold deferred procrastinated expanded postponed cooled prolongated held off kept going dragged on drawn drew kept alive maintained preserved kept let out conserved retained amplified upheld reached distended supported eked out kept in existence renewed saved dilated proceeded augmented beared spread bolstered up put rubber in upholden kept intact padded out kept from falling put up filled out enlarged made something go on and on endured eternalized immortalized managed lasted overstayed controlled run propped up broadened widened protected spun filled eternized safeguarded projected overlapped bore borne propagated commemorated disseminated memorialized bolstered secured persevered with dragged buoyed backed favoured defended favored pulled out held to memorialised immortalised stewarded nursed stayed with run on made last persisted with stood by caused to continue cared for looked after continued with increased the length of ran span grown grew went gone ran on gone on went on taken care of took care of

waited awaited rested held back delayed hung hanged paused abode abided held on stood by hung on held everything held your horses killed time marked time was patient werepatient been patient bode your time bided your time cooled it bode one's time bidden one's time cooled your heels hung fire held one's breath kicked your heels passed the time held your fire lay in wait lain in wait lay low lain low sat tight wasted time put on hold sweated it sweated it out sat up for stayed up for waited in the wings held the phone saved it waited on kept shirt on hung onto your hat looked forward twiddled one's thumbs filled time hung around stayed put stuck around hung out anticipated kept your shirt on lingered

stagnated declined languished deteriorated vegetated decayed idled rotted rusted did nothing done nothing fell felled fallen festered became stagnant become stagnant constipated hibernated lay dormant lain dormant stifled stultified trammelled trammeled went bad gone bad went off gone off went rancid gone rancid went stale gone stale not moved sat around lay fallow lain fallow came to a halt come to a halt ground to a halt went to seed gone to seed

conked died deceased failed fainted hit hitten knocked straightened swatted

cloyed disgusted glutted gorged sickened wearied nauseated sated satiated surfeited filled jaded overfilled satisfied stodged sufficed

diverted detracted distracted sidetracked abstracted deflected shifted drew drawn led away called off circumlocuted detached deterred disadvised discouraged disengaged dissuaded disturbed offled threw off thrown off drew away drawn away put off attracted attention caught flies got around gotten around turned away bent the rules led astray sent on a wild-goose chase

motionless still stationary immobile unmoving inert static lifeless stagnant frozen standing stopped fixed paralysed inanimate transfixed halted stable dead paralyzed torpid immovable numb deadlocked unmoved firm immotile petrified steadfast unmovable stock-still at rest at a standstill rooted to the spot not moving a muscle deathly still inactive constant immobilized unstirring nonmoving parked unvarying changeless immobilised stabile unfluctuating stuck rigid not moving format passive latent gridlocked sticky like a statue standing still idle dormant moored anchored nailed at a halt secure pat fast quiescent permanent rooted steady nailed down riveted set solid as if turned to stone without moving in place sluggish not active unmoveable immutable stale slack brackish quiet unresponsive impassive unreactive perfectly still phlegmatic at a stop as if rooted to the spot without moving a muscle fastened sessile hitched fixed to the spot established stiff attached hooked tight locked made fast safe balanced unused secured sure unshakeable braced jammed cemented tied unshaking unoccupied vacant free unemployed disengaged abeyant mothballed sturdy settled unshaken on hold low-key off turned off not in use in holding pattern out of use solid as a rock set in stone

deferred delayed negotiated postponed adjourned assessed charged funded pigeonholed prolonged protracted remanded renegotiated retarded scrubbed temporised temporized held up indebted in waiting on hold on the shelf staved off

bogged down delayed hindered retarded slowed stymied hampered impeded decelerated set back slowed down slowed up held back held up made slower

disabled handicapped learning-disabled paralysed wheelchair-using challenged crippled exceptional impaired lame paraplegic quadriplegic tetraplegic broken-down confined decrepit differently abled disarmed hamstrung helpless hemiplegic hurt incapable incapacitated infirm invalid laid-up maimed monoplegic out-of-action out-of-commission paralyzed paraparetic paretic powerless run-down sidelined weakened worn-out wounded wrecked having a disability having learning difficulties having special needs physically challenged physically handicapped physically impaired having a mental disability with a disability injured debilitated out of action damaged harmed bedridden immobilized weak laid up immobilised sick bruised ailing deformed palsied game confined to bed hors de combat feeble paralytic out of commission sickly vulnerable housebound ill mutilated sore impotent unfit frail in hospital in the hospital enfeebled prostrate on the sick list flat on your back marred physically disabled limp halt unwell poorly broken immobile indisposed useless gammy mangled defective stiff dependent defenceless gimp spoiled hog-tied spoilt battered inactive weakly unable below par defenseless inert over a barrel suffering fragile beaten limping hobbling bad numb afflicted ill in bed undermined wornout tender off colour wheelchair-bound shaking trembling raw gimpy pained dead bedfast bedbound stricken smitten disadvantaged under the weather at a loss torpid nerveless unmoving crushed benumbed deterred restrained restricted encumbered foiled stymied blocked hampered impeded checked obstructed curbed balked limited burdened crook fractured diseased rheumatic spastic tremorous neurasthenic shaky arthritic sclerotic atonic cut knackered smashed scarred shattered flat on one's back insensible diplegic palsified baulked ruined destroyed mentally disabled exposed unprotected ineffective unguarded unresistant undefended abandoned susceptible incompetent ineffectual forlorn destitute stranded inadequate impuissant subject tied wide open inefficient up creek without paddle shiftless friendless basket-case forsaken open to attack pinned inexpert easily hurt easily destroyed unaided tapped out with hands tied tapped valetudinary valetudinarian handcuffed disenfranchised unarmed wishy-washy supine strengthless etiolated without power blank disfranchised gutless resistless chicken wimp passive down peaked not able in poor health with no say high and dry out of gas laid low

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