deferences
Acts of submission
Deferences is the plural of deference, meaning acts or instances of yielding to another's judgment or wishes out of respect: The committee showed repeated deferences to the chairman's expertise.
The plural is uncommon—deference usually appears as an uncountable noun describing a general attitude rather than discrete instances.
Yielding to another's will
- yieldingBending under pressure
- regardAttentive consideration given
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
homage · obeisance · honor · courtesies · acknowledgment · tributes · salutations · bowing
Adhering to requirements
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
- conformityAdherence to norms
yielding · concession · capitulation · assent · accession · following · adherence · submission
Pauses before proceeding
- adjournmentsTemporary suspensions of proceedings
- postponementsOfficial schedule changes backward
- suspensionsTemporary enforced absences
- continuancesPostponements of legal proceedings
extensions · moratoriums · deferrals · stays · holdovers · raincheck · tabling · shelving
submission
Yielding to another's will
esteem · homage · obeisance · honor · courtesies · acknowledgment · tributes · salutations · bowing · genuflection
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
conformity · yielding · concession · capitulation · assent · accession · following · adherence · submission · acceptance
delays
Pauses before proceeding
- adjournmentsTemporary suspensions of proceedings
- postponementsOfficial schedule changes backward
- suspensionsTemporary enforced absences
continuances · extensions · moratoriums · deferrals · stays · holdovers · raincheck · tabling · shelving · rescheduling
deferencesdisrespects
Shows lack of regard
insolences · defiances · contempts · impertinences · impudences
deferencesrudenesses
Plural discourteous acts
discourtesies · disrespects · incivilities · impoliteness · boorishness