DEFER Crossword Clue & Answer

We found 111 solutions for 'DEFER' with 3 to 13 letters.

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Definitions of defer

hold back to a later time
yield to another's wish or opinion

Anagrams of defer

FERDE FREED REFED

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Solution HOLDOVER is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution HOLDOVER is 8 letters long. We have 18 further solutions of the same word length.

How many solutions are there for the crossword clue "DEFER"?

There are 111 solutions. The longest is PROCRASTINATE with 13 letters, and the shortest is BOW with 3 letters.

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Solutions are between 3 and 13 letters long.

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Clue	Answers

Deferential	120
deferment	103
Deference	91
deferral	85
Deferring	46
deferred	28
BY DEFERRED PAYMENT	11
DEFERMENTS, HAVING NO	10
(TO) DEFER SUFFIX WITH	10
DEFER to	9
DEFERRED ___	4
Show deference, in a way	2
Tax-deferred investment	2
Deferential respect	1
Tax-deferred plan, for short	1
Tax-deferred plan, briefly	1
Tax-deferred investment, for short	1
Tax-deferred acct.	1
Showing deference	1
Postponed, deferred	1

‘DEFER’ isn’t just a clue – it’s also a popular crossword answer! Check out these clues where ‘DEFER’ is the solution:

Clue	Answer

Put off until later (5)	defer
Yield to another's wish (5)
Postpone an action (5)
Put off, postpone (5)
Put off 'til later (5)