Synonyms for Lie in wait:

• n.

  •ambuscade (noun)
  • ambuscade.
  •ambush (noun)
  • ambush.
  •bushwhack (noun)
  • bushwhack.
  •lie in wait (noun)
  • scupper.

• v.

  •bide (verb)
  • dwell,
  • linger,
  • tarry,
  • hang out,
  • abide,
  • reside,
  • hang around,
  • live,
  • await,
  • sweat it,
  • hang in,
  • continue,
  • hold the phone,
  • attend,
  • stick around,
  • stay,
  • remain,
  • watch for.
  •lurk (verb)
  • prowl,
  • creep,
  • snake,
  • slink,
  • go furtively,
  • conceal oneself,
  • crouch,
  • slip,
  • snoop,
  • stay hidden,
  • slide,
  • gumshoe,
  • steal.
  •sit tight (verb)
  • anticipate,
  • stall.
  •skulk (verb)
  • dodge,
  • elude,
  • evade,
  • avoid,
  • bypass,
  • sidestep,
  • slack,
  • hide.
  •surprise (verb)
  • grasp,
  • take,
  • catch off-balance,
  • startle,
  • burst in on,
  • spring on,
  • nab,
  • catch unawares,
  • discover,
  • take by surprise,
  • seize,
  • grab,
  • drop in on,
  • capture,
  • catch off-guard,
  • catch in the act,
  • come down on,
  • catch red-handed.
  •wait (verb)
  • foresee,
  • expect,
  • hold back,
  • delay,
  • hang,
  • dally.
  •waylay (verb)
  • box,
  • accost,
  • attack,
  • hold up,
  • swoop down on,
  • pounce on,
  • assail,
  • catch,
  • jump,
  • set upon.

• Other synonyms:

  •bide
  • watching for,
  • lay in wait,
  • watched for,
  • lay wait,
  • hanging in,
  • lying in wait,
  • Residing.
  •lurk
  • gumshoeing,
  • slinks,
  • concealed oneself,
  • snuck,
  • Snaking,
  • Slank,
  • Snaked.
  •skulk
  • by-passes,
  • by-passing,
  • by-passed,
  • By-pass.
  •surprise
  • caught red-handed,
  • catches unawares,
  • caught unawares,
  • catch off guard,
  • caught off balance,
  • catching unawares,
  • caught off guard,
  • caught in the act,
  • drop on.
  •waylay
  • sets upon.
  •Other relevant words:
  • pussyfoot,
  • tiptoe,
  • sweat out,
  • sweat,
  • couch,
  • watch,
  • shadow,
  • trap,
  • entrap,
  • sweat it out,
  • stalk,
  • intercept,
  • wait up for,
  • ensnare,
  • lay for,
  • mark time,
  • wait on,
  • wait for.

Antonyms for Lie in wait:

• v.

  • bide
    stop, carry on, go, hurry, finish, leave, complete, cease, halt, depart, move.
  • lurk
    come out.
  • skulk
    face, encounter, meet, take on, confront.
  • surprise
    offer, free, expect, liberate, misunderstand, give, let go, lose, release.
  • wait
    DO, forward, go ahead, rush, forge, advance, carry out.
  • waylay
    allow.

Homophones for Lie in wait:

• limited, lint, lind, land, lowland, lent, lemonwood, luanda, linnet, lamented, laniidae, lenity, lunt, lam into, lament, lentia, limonite, limeade, limit, lineament, Luna Moth, landau, loment, lamedh, lenient, lemon-wood, lomatia, limited audit, lone hand, lanate, landed, lunda, lined, lamnidae, lemon mint, lionet, lay into, lento, lunette, line duty, lund, lemonade, lean-to, liniment, lend, laminate, lindy, lintwhite, lunate, limanda.