backburnered
Shelved for later
Backburnered means set aside or deprioritized, from the image of moving a pot to the back burner of a stove where it simmers unattended.
A backburnered project hasn't been abandoned but isn't receiving active attention: The proposal got backburnered when the budget crisis hit.
The verb backburner works the same way: We had to backburner that initiative.
Set aside until later
- postponedMoved to a later date
- tabledDeferred for later
- shelvedDeferred or stored away
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
pending · mothballed · rescheduled · adjourned · waiting · dormant · parked · queued
Purposely not noticed
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- disregardedNot given consideration
- unattendedLacking supervision or care
abandoned · sidelined · left-behind · passed-over · set-aside · untouched · unaddressed · unconsidered
Assigned lower rank
- downgradedReduced in status
- secondaryLesser in rank
- subordinatedPlaced below in rank
- demotedReduced in rank
deemphasized · minor · lesser · non-essential · second-tier · peripheral · marginal · incidental
Came to rest
- stuckUnable to move
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- inactiveNot currently functioning
- idleWithout activity or purpose
stagnant · gridlocked · deadlocked · blocked · impeded · obstructed · languishing · lingering
deferred
Set aside until later
suspended · pending · mothballed · rescheduled · adjourned · waiting · dormant · parked · queued · stashed
ignored
Purposely not noticed
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- disregardedNot given consideration
unattended · abandoned · sidelined · left-behind · passed-over · set-aside · untouched · unaddressed · unconsidered · dismissed
relegated
Assigned lower rank
- downgradedReduced in status
- secondaryLesser in rank
- subordinatedPlaced below in rank
demoted · deemphasized · minor · lesser · non-essential · second-tier · peripheral · marginal · incidental · afterthought
halted
Came to rest
idle · stagnant · gridlocked · deadlocked · blocked · impeded · obstructed · languishing · lingering · static
- sidelinedbenched, shelved, sidetracked, put on hold, on hold
backburneredprioritized
Ordered by importance
urgent · fast-tracked · expedited · mission-critical · pressing