Synonyms of temporized

temporized

verb

past tense of temporize

as in stalled

formal to avoid making a decision or giving a definite answer in order to have more time

Pressured by voters on both sides of the issue, the congressmen temporized.

Related Words

• stalled
• delayed
• lingered
• procrastinated
• staggered
• dawdled
• lagged
• shuffled
• filibustered
• loitered
• dragged
• played
• crawled
• crept
• diddled
• trifled
• tarried
• dallied
• lollygagged
• poked
• idled
• ambled
• moped
• sauntered
• strolled
• loafed
• dillydallied
• puttered (around)
• fiddled (around)
• lounged
• fooled around
• hung (around or out)
• pottered (around)
• messed around
• shilly-shallied
• eased
• lolled
• decelerated
• monkeyed (around)
• inched
• plodded
• slowed (down or up)
• lumbered

Dissimilar Words

• scrambled
• darted
• hustled
• hurtled
• humped
• stampeded
• bowled
• trotted
• breezed
• accelerated
• ran
• galloped
• jogged
• sprinted
• quickened
• hurried
• sped (up)
• hastened
• rushed
• caught up
• overtook
• outstripped
• outpaced
• sped
• raced
• flew
• scurried
• whirled
• dashed
• bolted
• ripped
• tore
• outran
• scooted
• coursed
• whisked
• zipped
• whizzed
• barreled
• rocketed
• fast-forwarded
• scudded
• careered
• hotfooted (it)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of temporized

Assad lied and temporized, the official said. — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026