What is another word for wait?
1309 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ w_ˈeɪ_t], [ wˈe͡ɪt], [ wˈeɪt]Table of Contents
Similar words for wait:- delay (noun)
- halt (noun)
- hold back (noun)
- hold off (noun)
- interlude (noun)
- intermission (noun)
- interval (noun)
- look (noun)
- pause, delay (noun)
- standstill (noun)
- abide (verb)
- ambush (verb)
- anticipate (verb)
- bear with (verb)
- dawdle (verb)
- halt (verb)
- hesitate (verb)
- linger (verb)
- loiter (verb)
- lurk (verb)
- mark time (verb)
- pause, rest (verb)
- poise (verb)
- procrastinate (verb)
- remain (verb)
- rest (verb)
- sing (verb)
- stative (verb)
- tarry (verb)
- watch (verb)
- other synonyms
- abide
- ambush
- await
- delay
- hang around
- look at
- lurk
- procrastinate
- remain
- other relevant words
Definition for Wait:
- To be on the look- out for; to expect; to remain until something happens; to remain quiet; to attend; to lie in ambush.
Synonyms for Wait:
n.
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- break,
- interruption,
- recess.
- coolingoff period,
- cooling off period,
- demurrals,
- dawdlings,
- dis continuation,
- lingerings,
- pro rogation,
- hold ups,
- de-lays,
- dis continuations,
- re-missions,
- dis-continuations,
- dis-continuation,
- de lays,
- cooling off periods,
- pro rogations,
- sur-ceases,
- de-lay,
- prorogations,
- loiterings,
- retardments,
- putting offs,
- tarryings,
- re missions,
- re mission,
- sur cease,
- cunctations,
- re-mission,
- pro-rogation,
- cooling-off periods,
- tieup,
- de lay,
- showstoppers,
- pro-rogations,
- coolingoff periods,
- sur ceases,
- sur-cease.
- inter-ludes,
- re spite,
- interregna,
- inter ludes,
- meanwhiles,
- re cesses,
- inter lude,
- re-spites,
- re-cess,
- re spites,
- inter-lude,
- re-spite.
- look.
- rest.
v.
•abide (verb) •ambush (verb)- de coying,
- de-coy,
- boxed in,
- de-coyed,
- sur-rounded,
- de coys,
- sur-prise,
- sur-rounding,
- sur prises,
- sur-prised,
- sets trap,
- sur-prising,
- sur rounded,
- sur prising,
- setting trap,
- laid for,
- sur-prises,
- lays for,
- de coy,
- sur prise,
- de-coying,
- de-coys,
- boxing in,
- laying for,
- sur rounding,
- japped,
- japping,
- de coyed.
- fore casting,
- fore tells,
- fore-see,
- see cards,
- fore sees,
- fore cast,
- looked forward to,
- crossed the bridge,
- crosses bridge,
- fore-tasting,
- pre-visioning,
- hast a hunch,
- haddest hunch,
- promises oneself,
- fore seeing,
- previsioning,
- seeing coming,
- sees the cards,
- pre-vision,
- fore see,
- sees cards,
- previsioned,
- fore-casting,
- fore-saw,
- fore-casts,
- crosses the bridge,
- hath a hunch,
- pre visioning,
- fore-seen,
- had a hunch,
- promising oneself,
- having hunch,
- looks forward to,
- fore-tasted,
- saw cards,
- fore tastes,
- fore-tells,
- counted chickens,
- had hunch,
- hath hunch,
- fore telling,
- fore-tastes,
- counting chickens,
- hast hunch,
- wast afraid,
- planning on,
- crossing bridge,
- pre visions,
- seeing in cards,
- see the cards,
- fore-taste,
- am afraid,
- planned on,
- counts chickens,
- haddest a hunch,
- having a hunch,
- fore-seeing,
- saw in the cards,
- saw coming,
- cross bridge,
- jump gun,
- fore seen,
- sees coming,
- crossed bridge,
- fore-sees,
- hadst a hunch,
- pre visioned,
- crossing the bridge,
- saw the cards,
- fore-cast,
- seeing the cards,
- fore saw,
- was afraid,
- being afraid,
- promised oneself,
- fore-tell,
- hopes for,
- wert afraid,
- saw in cards,
- art afraid,
- fore-told,
- seeing cards,
- fore-telling,
- prepares for,
- were afraid,
- sees in cards,
- fore tasting,
- hoping for,
- pre vision,
- see in cards,
- hadst hunch,
- waits for,
- pre-visioned,
- seeing in the cards,
- sees in the cards,
- pre-visions,
- fore told,
- fore tasted,
- are afraid,
- has hunch,
- fore tell,
- fore taste,
- fore casts,
- preparing for.
- art patient,
- wast patient,
- made allowance,
- making allowance,
- wert patient,
- was patient,
- being patient,
- were patient,
- are patient,
- am patient,
- putting with,
- makes allowance,
- is patient,
- puts with.
- diddledaddles,
- sat one butt,
- sate ones butt,
- diddle daddles,
- shleps along,
- sit one's butt,
- scrounging around,
- sat on butt,
- got no place fast,
- diddle daddling,
- diddledaddled,
- sitting around,
- sate one's butt,
- bums around,
- sat butt,
- gat no place fast,
- sitting one butt,
- sits on ones butt,
- diddle-daddling,
- diddle daddle,
- getting no place fast,
- sit butt,
- sat ones butt,
- diddle-daddles,
- lazied,
- sate one butt,
- sat on ones butt,
- sat one's butt,
- warming chair,
- warms chair,
- warms a chair,
- sit ones butt,
- sit on ones butt,
- sits on butt,
- sit on butt,
- sits on one's butt,
- lazying,
- sitting on ones butt,
- diddledaddling,
- sits ones butt,
- sits one's butt,
- scrounges around,
- sate around,
- shlepping along,
- sitting on butt,
- shlepped along,
- sits around,
- gotten no place fast,
- sate on one's butt,
- diddle daddled,
- bumming around,
- warmed chair,
- sit on one butt,
- sat around,
- sitting butt,
- sits on one butt,
- diddle-daddled,
- sat on one butt,
- diddledaddle,
- gets no place fast,
- warm chair,
- sate on butt,
- sitting ones butt,
- warmed a chair,
- sitting on one's butt,
- sit one butt,
- sitting one's butt,
- sate on ones butt,
- sitting on one butt,
- dilly dally,
- sits one butt,
- sat on one's butt,
- scrounged around,
- warming a chair,
- sits butt,
- sate butt,
- sate on one butt,
- bummed around.
- called a day,
- come an end,
- bring standstill,
- bringing end,
- dropped anchor,
- holding bay,
- called it day,
- brought an end,
- comes to end,
- held bay,
- brought end,
- intermits,
- brings to end,
- bringing to standstill,
- coming an end,
- putting cork in,
- put cork in,
- brings end,
- called it a day,
- came to an end,
- blows the whistle on,
- ceased fire,
- putting a cork in,
- held at bay,
- blew the whistle on,
- coming to an end,
- brought to standstill,
- brings to standstill,
- ceases fire,
- calling it a day,
- bringing standstill,
- calls it day,
- calls it a day,
- call day,
- calls a day,
- stood still,
- calls day,
- call it day,
- dropt anchor,
- brings to an end,
- bring an end,
- puts cork in,
- brought standstill,
- came to end,
- came end,
- blows whistle on,
- bring end,
- brings an end,
- bringing an end,
- calling a day,
- holds bay,
- drops anchor,
- brings standstill,
- stands still,
- puts a cork in,
- comes an end,
- bringing to an end,
- coming to end,
- blowing the whistle on,
- come end,
- cooling it,
- comes end,
- blowing whistle on,
- blew whistle on,
- holding at bay,
- ceasing fire,
- coming end,
- cooled it,
- come to end,
- brought to an end,
- holds at bay,
- calling it day,
- called day,
- comes to an end,
- brought to end,
- calling day,
- hold bay,
- came an end,
- closes down,
- bringing to end,
- cools it.
- taking ones time,
- waited around,
- are dilatory,
- takes one time,
- wert dilatory,
- took one time,
- take ones time,
- am long,
- is dilatory,
- taking time,
- wast tardy,
- took time,
- am dilatory,
- takes one's time,
- art dilatory,
- are tardy,
- being tardy,
- takes ones time,
- were dilatory,
- art tardy,
- waiting around,
- taking one time,
- was long,
- being long,
- being dilatory,
- are long,
- is long,
- was tardy,
- take one time,
- wast long,
- wert tardy,
- is tardy,
- art long,
- waits around,
- takes time,
- were long,
- wert long,
- was dilatory,
- took ones time,
- wast dilatory,
- took one's time,
- am tardy,
- were tardy.
- lies wait,
- lies in wait,
- going furtively,
- lied wait,
- conceals oneself,
- stayed hidden,
- went furtively,
- lying wait,
- staying hidden,
- staid hidden,
- stays hidden,
- goes furtively,
- gumshoed,
- lie wait,
- concealing oneself,
- lied in wait.
- bided time,
- bode one time,
- biding one's time,
- bided ones time,
- cool ones heels,
- cooled one's heels,
- cooled one heels,
- bides time,
- biding time,
- bide one time,
- cooling heels,
- bides ones time,
- bided one's time,
- bode one's time,
- bided one time,
- queued up,
- bide ones time,
- biding one time,
- bides one time,
- cooling one heels,
- bides one's time,
- bode ones time,
- cools ones heels,
- cools heels,
- cooling ones heels,
- queues up,
- queuing up,
- cooling one's heels,
- bode time,
- cooled heels,
- cools one heels,
- cool one heels,
- cools one's heels,
- biding ones time.
- wert ready,
- being ready,
- are ready,
- is ready,
- wast ready,
- was ready,
- am ready,
- were ready,
- art ready.
- dragging one feet,
- drags one's feet,
- dragged one's feet,
- pro-tract,
- pro-longs,
- hanged fire,
- playing a waiting game,
- hung fire,
- pro-longed,
- drags ones feet,
- gives run around,
- gave run around,
- dragged one feet,
- play waiting game,
- lets slide,
- pro tract,
- drag one feet,
- dragged ones feet,
- pro longs,
- played a waiting game,
- post-pones,
- gave the run around,
- giving the run around,
- gives the run around,
- dragging feet,
- pro tracts,
- plays a waiting game,
- post pones,
- plays waiting game,
- dragging one's feet,
- playing waiting game,
- dragged feet,
- pro-longing,
- giving run around,
- shilly shally,
- drags feet,
- drags one feet,
- pro-tracts,
- pro-long,
- dragging ones feet,
- letted slide,
- pro longing,
- post pone,
- played waiting game,
- played for time,
- pro long,
- drag ones feet,
- letting slide.
- fix,
- subside,
- settle down,
- slumber,
- vegetate,
- still,
- quiet,
- tranquilize,
- calm,
- becalm,
- stand,
- sleep,
- settle,
- stagnate.
- bursting in to song,
- re sound,
- lifted voice,
- lined out,
- bursted in to song,
- in-tones,
- in-toned,
- belts out,
- de scant,
- bursts in to song,
- de scanting,
- burst in to song,
- canaried,
- lifting up a voice,
- belted out,
- de-scant,
- dueted,
- bursts into song,
- lift voice,
- lifting a voice,
- in toned,
- de scanted,
- de-scanting,
- re-sounds,
- re-sounding,
- re sounds,
- bursting into song,
- belting out,
- lifts up voice,
- lifted a voice,
- making melody,
- in-tone,
- lines out,
- bursted into song,
- in tones,
- lifted up a voice,
- dueting,
- lullabied,
- lift a voice,
- cantillated,
- lifted up voice,
- cantillates,
- de scants,
- in tone,
- lifting voice,
- makes melody,
- lift up voice,
- de-scanted,
- lifts voice,
- lifts up a voice,
- in-toning,
- de-scants,
- lullabying,
- singsonging,
- re sounding,
- Re-sound,
- canarying,
- lining out,
- in toning,
- re-sounded,
- choiring,
- lifting up voice,
- cantillating,
- lifts a voice,
- made melody.
- wait.
- holds the phone,
- holds phone,
- held phone,
- holding the phone,
- goofing around,
- lost time,
- stopt over,
- loses time,
- stopped over,
- losing time,
- stops over,
- goofs around,
- held the phone,
- hold phone,
- goofed around,
- holding phone.
- hast looksee,
- over-seen,
- be on lookout,
- were alert,
- hath a looksee,
- has a look see,
- is the lookout,
- had look see,
- wert the lookout,
- are alert,
- art lookout,
- super intends,
- art watchful,
- wast watchful,
- re gards,
- give once over,
- is on alert,
- keeps eye on,
- hast look see,
- had a looksee,
- eagle-eyes,
- hadst a look-see,
- haddest a looksee,
- be lookout,
- have looksee,
- super-intends,
- wast vigilant,
- are wary,
- over see,
- having look see,
- hadst looksee,
- have a look see,
- are on alert,
- in spect,
- pick upon,
- art the lookout,
- gives once over,
- kept eyes peeled,
- is lookout,
- am vigilant,
- am on the lookout,
- takes notice,
- keeping an eye on,
- is alert,
- having a look see,
- gives the once over,
- hast a look-see,
- super-intend,
- eagleeye,
- wast alert,
- was wary,
- haddest look-see,
- wert alert,
- gave once over,
- gotten a load of,
- am the lookout,
- having a look-see,
- hath a look-see,
- wast the lookout,
- riding shotgun for,
- rode shotgun for,
- has look-see,
- keeps watch over,
- super-intending,
- am lookout,
- eagleeyeing,
- super intending,
- haddest a look see,
- rides shotgun for,
- super intend,
- being watchful,
- super-intended,
- gat load of,
- keeps tabs on,
- over-sees,
- getting a load of,
- picks up on,
- is watchful,
- haddest a look-see,
- art wary,
- wast wary,
- wert lookout,
- eagle-eyeing,
- were on alert,
- are on lookout,
- had looksee,
- caring for,
- keeping tabs on,
- hadst look-see,
- am alert,
- takes heed,
- was lookout,
- having look-see,
- having a looksee,
- eagleeying,
- gets a load of,
- picked up on,
- hast a looksee,
- is wary,
- over saw,
- had look-see,
- being lookout,
- were on lookout,
- got a load of,
- gotten load of,
- hast a look see,
- picking upon,
- being wary,
- wert on the lookout,
- keeping eyes peeled,
- had a look see,
- being alert,
- wast on the lookout,
- super intended,
- are vigilant,
- giving the once over,
- has looksee,
- is on the lookout,
- was the lookout,
- hath look see,
- hath look-see,
- taking care of,
- has look see,
- were lookout,
- being vigilant,
- wast on alert,
- gave the once over,
- were on the lookout,
- was vigilant,
- wert watchful,
- eagle-eying,
- took notice,
- pays attention,
- giving once over,
- gets load of,
- be the lookout,
- being on lookout,
- had a look-see,
- over sees,
- was on the lookout,
- got load of,
- has a looksee,
- was on lookout,
- hadst a looksee,
- am watchful,
- are watchful,
- over-saw,
- keeps eyes peeled,
- wert on alert,
- hath looksee,
- hast look-see,
- is vigilant,
- am on alert,
- art alert,
- keep eye on,
- keeps eyes open,
- have look-see,
- keeping eyes open,
- wert vigilant,
- wast on lookout,
- kept eye on,
- am on lookout,
- having looksee,
- wast lookout,
- picks upon,
- eagle eying,
- eagleeyes,
- get load of,
- eagle eyeing,
- in spects,
- hadst look see,
- were the lookout,
- were watchful,
- eagleeyed,
- kept tabs on,
- have look see,
- over seeing,
- art vigilant,
- over seen,
- were wary,
- wert on lookout,
- wert wary,
- hadst a look see,
- hath a look see,
- is on lookout,
- being the lookout,
- payed attention,
- are on the lookout,
- re-gard,
- was on alert,
- keeping watch over,
- keeping eye on,
- kept eyes open,
- am wary,
- took heed,
- in-spects,
- haddest look see,
- has a look-see,
- are the lookout,
- was watchful,
- haddest looksee,
- were vigilant,
- eagle eyed,
- was alert,
- rid shotgun for,
- being on alert,
- in-spect,
- being on the lookout.
Other synonyms:
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- prevaricate,
- sit on,
- wait up for,
- stick around,
- Shilly-shally,
- temporize,
- count down,
- wait out,
- hang on,
- sit through,
- stay in,
- sit up for,
- stop on,
- skulk,
- pussyfoot,
- outstay,
- stay around,
- stay behind,
- stay on.
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- hang around,
- park,
- stick.
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- hover.
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- kick around,
- remit,
- wait on.
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- stalk.
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- stir.
- Slank,
- lay in wait,
- slinks,
- conceal oneself,
- stay hidden,
- gumshoeing,
- Snaked,
- lay wait,
- lying in wait,
- lie in wait,
- go furtively,
- snuck,
- Snaking,
- concealed oneself.
- drag feet,
- play a waiting game,
- give run around,
- plays for time,
- hangs fire,
- hanging fire,
- playing for time,
- give the run around,
- let slide,
- shillyshally.
- hold the fort,
- nesting,
- putting on hold,
- bivouacking,
- bivouac,
- held over,
- nested,
- remain standing,
- bivouacs,
- Bunked,
- sat out,
- was left,
- staying over,
- stay over,
- hold over,
- Bunking,
- Roosting,
- make camp,
- staying put,
- Roosted,
- keep on,
- Bivouacked.
- later,
- breach,
- steal,
- have,
- note,
- be ready for,
- dangle,
- poke,
- blockage,
- keep shirt on,
- deferment,
- leaden,
- split,
- troubadour,
- put on ice,
- grievous,
- drag,
- block,
- accompany,
- on hold,
- slowness,
- delayed,
- lagging,
- stave off,
- dilatory,
- tend,
- gap,
- do for,
- bind,
- hide,
- hang back,
- search,
- depend,
- stand available,
- waitress,
- turn back,
- consequently,
- count upon,
- Haver,
- jam,
- sojourn,
- dally,
- duration,
- Upon,
- sweat it out,
- foresee,
- bushwhack,
- grasp,
- check,
- stay up,
- spell,
- Detainment,
- while,
- stand over,
- opening,
- comprise,
- thus,
- tolerate,
- retain,
- when,
- after,
- Shelved,
- prolong,
- cargo area,
- hug,
- continue,
- put-off,
- ballad singer,
- seem,
- Holdback,
- afterthought,
- deferred,
- doubt,
- hold in,
- distinguished,
- discontinue,
- clutch,
- slink,
- shrink from,
- hold everything,
- clip,
- chink,
- afterward,
- lie over,
- elder,
- lingering,
- think twice,
- jib,
- balladeer,
- expectant,
- suspension,
- set back,
- disruption,
- freeze,
- contain,
- handgrip,
- period,
- belated,
- cargo hold,
- stick about,
- lie low,
- minstrel,
- clench,
- stretch,
- storage area,
- street singer,
- hold up,
- require,
- frankly,
- lull,
- lackey,
- sweat,
- repress,
- red-tapery,
- valet,
- sweat out,
- lag,
- breather,
- detain,
- keep back,
- minister to,
- then,
- hopeful,
- handle,
- hold the line,
- fill time,
- tie up,
- guard,
- take notice of,
- so,
- take care,
- Minnesinger,
- division,
- hold,
- dwell,
- boggle at,
- breathing space,
- overdue,
- accordingly,
- extent,
- lacuna,
- and the like,
- Et cetera,
- hiatus,
- maid,
- fili,
- bet,
- Rhapsode,
- rift,
- postponement,
- stoppage,
- feel,
- suppress,
- front,
- gripe,
- be late,
- work for,
- protract,
- aperture,
- Serenader,
- be prepared for,
- deliver,
- discontinuance,
- rent,
- void,
- bide,
- serve,
- calculate,
- dragging,
- sit,
- behindhand,
- abeyance,
- tear,
- deal with,
- clasp,
- discontinuation,
- entr'acte,
- discontinuity,
- therefore,
- space,
- hold horses,
- fleshy,
- reflect,
- see off,
- slow up,
- hence,
- forbear,
- rely upon,
- adhere,
- watch for,
- slowdown,
- face,
- stay up for,
- hang fire,
- straightforwardly,
- drag one's feet,
- down,
- attend,
- distance,
- cavity,
- slack,
- administer to,
- hole,
- dilly-dally,
- waiting,
- hindrance,
- downtime,
- gain time,
- cargo deck,
- groovy,
- sit tight,
- bear,
- save it,
- tardy,
- be tabled,
- expect,
- exactly,
- backward,
- time,
- grueling,
- straight,
- cleft,
- stay put,
- vacillate,
- reprieve,
- demur,
- gestate,
- time lag,
- Gleeman,
- appear,
- promptly,
- table,
- confine,
- moratorium,
- lapse,
- stop,
- ask,
- hope,
- depend upon,
- reserve,
- be careful of,
- prowl,
- bureaucratic delay,
- rely on,
- instantly,
- grave,
- carry through,
- personally,
- standstill,
- keep,
- hold your horses,
- trovatore,
- hang-up,
- Hinderance,
- stronghold,
- sweat it,
- serve out,
- clutches,
- hole up,
- interrupt,
- eminent,
- at anchor,
- cessation,
- dillydally,
- custody,
- restrain,
- span,
- stall,
- sneak,
- wait and see,
- be inactive,
- directly,
- gulf,
- dish up,
- hang,
- bard,
- postponed,
- reckon,
- carry,
- Rhapsodist,
- sincerely,
- bargain on,
- jongleur,
- blockade,
- ambush,
- expected,
- be left,
- stay for,
- inhabit,
- extend,
- aspire,
- minister,
- drudge,
- attend on,
- deem,
- stay of execution,
- sit up,
- pander to,
- be accessible,
- hang onto your hat,
- respite,
- folk singer,
- stand accessible,
- be available,
- scruple,
- in sequence,
- wait upon,
- cease,
- expectation,
- bluntly,
- conceal,
- rip,
- contemplate,
- appreciation,
- great,
- hesitation,
- reside,
- bide the issue,
- obstruction,
- subsequently,
- outspokenly,
- strolling minstrel,
- detention,
- afterwards,
- SCOP,
- see,
- anticipative,
- suspend,
- extension,
- red-tapeism,
- grip,
- deferral,
- eager,
- equal to,
- chore,
- crevice,
- bear with composure,
- crack,
- idle,
- help,
- put on hold,
- observe,
- slow.
Paraphrases for Wait:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
waiting.
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Proper noun, singular
waiting.
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Noun, singular or mass
waiting.
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Adjective
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Reverse Entailment
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Adjective
wait-wait-wait, w-w-wait, await, waitin.
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Noun, singular or mass
Awaiting.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
await.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
awaits.
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Verb, base form
await.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Cardinal number
stand.
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Adjective
expected, anticipated, idle.
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Proper noun, singular
seeks.
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Noun, plural
expectations, hopes, trusts.
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Noun, singular or mass
anticipation, hope, withdrawal, meantime, delay.
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Verb, past tense
sat, wanted, failed, Happened, welcomed, Knew, trusted, Took, requests, Counted, planned, Looked, called, Did, expected, anticipated.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
qualifying, Hoping, pushing.
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Verb, past participle
expected.
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Cardinal number
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Other Related
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Adjective
wait-and-see.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Wait:
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n.
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pause, delay
act, go, Doing, continuation.
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pause, delay
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v.
Wait Sentence Examples:
Homophones for Wait:
Hypernym for Wait:
v.
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stative
kick one's heels, stick about, lie in wait, ambush, lurk, scupper, ambuscade, stand by, waylay, stick around, bushwhack, cool one's heels.
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stative
