Synonyms of adjourning

adjourning

verb

present participle of adjourn

as in postponing

to bring to a formal close for a period of time

the meeting was adjourned by the chairperson until further notice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• postponing
• suspending
• recessing
• interrupting
• proroguing
• prorogating
• reserving
• deferring
• disbanding
• dispersing
• closing
• halting
• stopping
• tabling
• ending
• discontinuing
• shelving
• concluding
• dissolving
• terminating
• intermitting
• calling
• breaking off
• recalling
• revoking
• repealing
• holding off
• rescinding
• nullifying
• annulling
• putting off
• invalidating
• aborting
• abrogating
• quashing
• winding up
• negating
• wrapping up
• voiding
• calling off
• breaking up
• dropping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opening
• proceeding
• extending
• launching
• continuing
• inaugurating
• prolonging
• carrying on
• reopening
• resuming
• drawing out
• renewing
• convening
• assembling
• calling
• summoning
• rallying
• mustering
• convoking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of adjourning

The House declined to take up the bill before adjourning, saying members needed more time to evaluate it. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson avoided a vote on that by sending the House home early, adjourning Congress until after the midterm elections. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

The Brown Act doesn’t specify rules for adjourning a meeting, said David Loy, legal director of the First Amendment Coalition. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

Ten days later, the Senate voted on two more of the articles of impeachment, both votes again falling one vote shy of conviction, before adjourning the trial sine die, or with no date chosen to reconvene. — USA Today, 6 May 2026

Nearly five years after the Bears first announced their bid to buy the former Arlington International Racecourse with the aim of turning the site into a new stadium, Illinois HB 910 passed out of committee but failed to be taken up by House legislators before adjourning their session. — Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026

In practice, the proceedings can end with agreements adopted and the presidency adjourning the meeting after noting any objections. — Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2025