Synonyms of shelved

shelved

verb

past tense of shelve

as in postponed

to assign to a later time

let's shelve the project for now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• postponed
• delayed
• deferred
• suspended
• remitted
• put off
• paused
• laid over
• held over
• put over
• hesitated
• held off (on)
• slowed
• waited
• held up
• prolonged
• stayed
• lengthened
• extended
• stretched (out)
• detained
• retarded
• protracted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• did
• worked (on)
• decided (upon)
• acted
• dealt (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shelved

The sixth edition of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival was due to take place from December 3 to 12 but has been shelved this year. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Lenders pull back, firms at the heart of the boom cut costs or close, bankruptcies pick up, building projects are shelved. — Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

However, the dreamy collaboration could be shelved or possibly land on Eminem’s new album. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, Neon has set Luca Guadagnino‘s Artificial for a December release after the film, starring Andrew Garfield as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, was shelved by Amazon earlier this year. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026

This month, the kingdom shelved a stadium promised for the 2034 men’s soccer World Cup. — Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

However, that proposal was shelved after securing consensus among Group of Seven nations to coordinate a joint strategic petroleum reserve release. — CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Bamboo Insurance and Amaero shelved theirs around the same time. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026

Aware of women’s electoral weight, activists sought to leverage that power to seek guarantees that such promises won't later be shelved. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026