SYN: Vindicable, justifiable, tenable.
ANT: Unjustifiable, untenable, unwarrantable, indefensible.
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KEY: Defer.
SYN: Delay, postpone, waive, adjourn, prorogue, put off, retard, procrastinate, protract, hinder, prolong.
ANT: Expedite, hasten, quicken, press, urge, hurry, overdrive, despatch.
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KEY: Deference.
SYN: Respect, consideration, condescension, contention, regard, honor, veneration, submission, reverence, obedience, homage, allegiance.
ANT: Disrespect, contumely, contumacy, disregard, slight, impudence, disobedience, non-allegiance, defiance, attention.