Synonyms of filibuster

filibuster

verb

1

as in to temporize

Synonyms & Similar Words

• temporize
• procrastinate
• stall
• delay
• creep
• drag
• lallygag
• linger
• dawdle
• lag
• fiddle (around)
• crawl
• mope
• diddle
• loiter
• lollygag
• trifle
• putter (around)
• tarry
• poke
• lounge
• dillydally
• fool around
• shilly-shally
• potter (around)
• hang (around or out)
• monkey (around)
• idle
• play
• loaf
• shuffle
• slow (down or up)
• stroll
• mess around
• decelerate
• saunter
• amble
• dally
• inch
• stagger
• lumber
• loll
• ease
• plod

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stampede
• breeze
• hustle
• hump
• scramble
• dart
• hurtle
• gallop
• run
• sprint
• trot
• accelerate
• speed (up)
• jog
• catch up
• quicken
• race
• overtake
• course
• bowl
• career
• outrun
• speed
• tear
• rocket
• hasten
• outpace
• fly
• rush
• hurry
• bolt
• outstrip
• dash
• rip
• whisk
• barrel
• scurry
• scoot
• fast-forward
• zip
• whirl
• hotfoot (it)
• whiz
• whizz
• scud

2

as in to harangue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harangue
• discourse
• speak
• lecture
• orate
• expatiate
• declaim
• descant
• sermonize
• talk
• pontificate
• expound
• soliloquize
• dissert
• recite
• mouth
• spout

Examples of filibuster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Davidson stubbornly rebuffed those efforts, reluctant to cooperate with Bove's yes-or-no-style questions and eager to filibuster, obfuscate, and claim not to recall basic details from his past. —Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 May 2024

In 1969, the House passed a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College and elect a president with a national popular vote, but the measure faltered when Southern senators filibustered it in the Senate. —Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2024

Senate Democrats spent 11 hours filibustering the legislation, arguing that Republicans were targeting the wide array of health care services provided by Planned Parenthood for patients on Medicaid. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024

The grandfather clause and the expiration date in the gender-affirming care ban were viewed as concessions to Democrats, who had spent hours filibustering against the bill. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024