Related Words for procrastination

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WordSyllablesCategories
laziness
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Noun
perfectionism
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Noun
indecision
xx/x
Noun
indecisiveness
x/xxx
Noun
boredom
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Noun
anxiety
x/xx
Noun
impatience
x/x
Noun
insomnia
x/xx
Noun
discouragement
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Noun
motivation
xx/x
Noun
busyness
//x
Noun
apathy
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Noun
avoidance
x/x
Noun
ennui
x/x
Noun
tardiness
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Noun
idleness
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Noun
burnout
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Noun
rumination
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Noun
madness
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Noun
obsession
x/x
Noun
forgetfulness
x/xx
Noun
disorganization
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Noun
daydreaming
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Noun
indolence
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Noun
neurosis
x/x
Noun
sleeplessness
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Noun
lethargy
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Noun
addiction
x/x
Noun
complacency
x/xx
Noun
inaction
x/x
Noun
depression
x/x
Noun
dawdling
/x
Verb
inertia
x/x
Noun
compulsion
x/x
Noun
schoolwork
/x
Noun
distraction
x/x
Noun
blogging
/x
Noun
impulsiveness
x/xx
Noun
delaying tactic
x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
deferment
x/x
Noun
stalling
/x
Noun
prolongation
x/xx
Noun
forestalling
x/x
Verb
prevention
x/x
Noun
anticipation
xxx/x
Noun
preoccupation
xxx/x
Noun
lapsing
/x
Verb
automatism
x/xxx
Noun
planing
/x
Noun
skipping
/x
Verb
skulking
/x
Verb
halting
/x
Noun
complication
xx/x
Noun
refraining
x/x
Verb
interference
xx/x
Noun
prepping
/x
Verb
inhibition
xx/x
Noun
loitering
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Noun
perpetuation
xxx/x
Noun
excusing
x/x
Verb
killing time
/x/
Phrase, Noun
organizing
/xxx
Noun
premeditation
xxx/x
Noun
ignoring
x/x
Verb
abstention
x/x
Noun
creeping
/x
Verb
presupposition
xxx/x
Noun
slipping
/x
Verb
circumvention
xx/x
Noun
actuation
/x/x
Noun
practicing
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Verb
prohibition
xx/x
Noun
committing
x/x
Verb
cluttering
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Noun
napping
/x
Noun
pacing
/x
Noun
stalking
/x
Noun
desertion
x/x
Noun
improvisation
xxx/x
Noun
production
x/x
Noun
projecting
x/x
Verb
stopping
/x
Verb
scheming
/x
Noun
skirting
/x
Verb
plotting
/x
Noun
forgetting
x/x
Verb
stigmatization
/xx/x
Noun
prioritization
x/xx/x
Noun
indulgence
x/x
Noun
worrying
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Verb
blocking
/x
Verb
drifting
/x
Verb
wasting
/x
Noun
diversion
x/x
Noun
squandering
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Noun
omission
x/x
Noun
wrinkling
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Noun
proscription
x/x
Noun
preconditioning
xx/xx
Noun
procession
x/x
Noun
hoarding
/x
Noun
shunning
/x
Verb
organising
xxxx
Verb
abandoning
x/xx
Verb
persecution
xx/x
Noun
ruining
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Verb
suppressing
x/x
Verb
perpetration
/x/x
Noun
resignation
xx/x
Noun
dodging
/x
Verb
rejection
x/x
Noun
choosing
/x
Verb
perishing
/xx
Noun
quitting
/x
Verb
betting
/x
Verb
deferral
x/x
Noun
pondering
/xx
Verb
robbery
/xx
Noun
computerization
xxxx/x
Noun
cancellation
xx/x
Noun
incivility
xx/xx
Noun
monosyllables
xx/xx
Noun
vacillation
xx/x
Noun
avoid
x/
Adjective
stubbornness
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Noun
evasion
x/x
Noun
hesitation
xx/x
Noun
overcoming
/xxx
Verb
inefficiency
xx/xx
Noun
delay
x/
Noun
timidity
x/xx
Noun
habit
/x
Noun
postponement
x/x
Noun
penchant
/x
Noun
slowness
/x
Noun
drinks
/
Verb
adjournment
x/x
Noun
ado
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Noun
annoyance
x/x
Noun
belligerence
x/xx
Noun
blundering
/xx
Noun
bungling
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Noun, Adjective
carelessness
/xx
Noun
duplicity
x/xx
Noun
equivocation
xxx/x
Noun
hesitancy
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Noun
reluctance
x/x
Noun
restlessness
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Noun
sunset
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Noun, Verb
unwillingness
x/xx
Noun
wrangling
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Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
breakeven
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
save
/
Verb, Noun
anymore
xx/
Adverb
get
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
fall
/
Verb, Noun
sorta
/x
Adverb