Synonyms of procrastination

procrastination

noun

as in delay

a state, a habit, or an instance of being slow or late about doing something that should be done

Though she has a tendency towards procrastination, she never fails to turn in her papers on time.

Related Words

• delay
• avoidance
• uncertainty
• waiting
• indecisiveness
• hesitation
• reluctance
• doubt
• indecision
• hawing
• deliberation
• equivocation
• second thought
• indetermination
• incertitude
• consideration
• hesitancy
• unwillingness
• irresolution
• indisposition
• vacillation
• arrière-pensée
• debate
• hesitance
• timidity
• faltering
• misgiving
• wavering
• faintheartedness
• disinclination
• wobbling
• pause
• shyness
• uncertainness
• aversion
• fence-sitting
• shilly-shallying
• shilly-shally
• timidness

Dissimilar Words

• readiness
• eagerness
• alacrity
• resolution
• determination
• certainty
• confidence
• certitude
• firmness
• decisiveness
• sureness
• resoluteness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of procrastination

Most of my procrastination stems from being too lazy to expertly fold my clothes properly in my suitcase to avoid wrinkles. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026

Overthinking and procrastination are two of the habits people confess to most readily and blame on themselves most harshly, and two of the habits most often misread. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

But those days of procrastination are coming to an end, and some lawmakers are facing up to that reality. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 June 2026

City planning, procrastination, pomp and circumstance aside, the planet’s biggest sporting has arrived. — Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 17 June 2026

Read the Bee’s full guide to Election Day procrastination here. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

The low-pressure gatherings taking place in coffee shops, accommodating bars and private homes are intended to turn tedious and procrastination-inducing adult responsibilities into productive time with a twist. — ABC News, 3 June 2026

No amount of procrastination can undo the fact that language forces a decision about who is speaking, who is addressed, and who is being spoken about. — Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026

The sports ticket market generally doesn’t reward procrastination but this one might. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026