What is another word for wait?
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Pronunciation:
[ wˈe͡ɪt], [ wˈeɪt], [ w_ˈeɪ_t]
Related words: wait what, waiting for what, why wait, waiting for someone, when will they wait
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Similar words for wait:
- other relevant words (adjective)
- delay (noun)
- halt (noun)
- hold back (noun)
- hold off (noun)
- interlude (noun)
- intermission (noun)
- interval (noun)
- look (noun)
- other relevant words (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
- other relevant words
- procrastinate
- remain
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Wait:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)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.
- idyll,
- logjam,
- interregnum,
- cunctation,
- playtime,
- hold-ups,
- idylls,
- hangup,
- Retardment,
- procrastination,
- interval,
- Interregnums,
- cooling-off period,
- intermission,
- delay,
- in action,
- hold-up,
- in actions,
- showstopper,
- logjams,
- holdup,
- surcease,
- gridlock,
- interlude,
- procrastinations,
- dead stop,
- demurral,
- retardation,
- prorogation,
- pausation,
- stopping.
- 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.
- supposes,
- bring to end,
- linger,
- picking up on,
- foretastes,
- stop over,
- pick up on,
- Lasted,
- stopping over,
- close down,
- halt,
- get no place fast,
- keep an eye on,
- pass time,
- closing down,
- Caroled,
- wait for,
- be ready,
- puts up with,
- Intermitting,
- sing,
- tooling,
- Sauntered,
- keep tabs on,
- goof off,
- have hunch,
- make melody,
- foretaste,
- be watchful,
- have a look-see,
- put off,
- marks time,
- cool it,
- choirs,
- cared for,
- hang out,
- Carolled,
- be tardy,
- bear with,
- care for,
- canary,
- hold the phone,
- bring to an end,
- scoping,
- soloed,
- Carolling,
- Strolled,
- has a hunch,
- singsong,
- looked for,
- line out,
- Serenaded,
- shlep along,
- taking notice,
- Hymned,
- cantillate,
- soloing,
- polices,
- make allowance,
- cross the bridge,
- diddle-daddle,
- took care of,
- be dilatory,
- have a looksee,
- belt out,
- stand still,
- get a load of,
- Policed,
- count chickens,
- dropping anchor,
- prepare for,
- have a hunch,
- take heed,
- be alert,
- bring to standstill,
- Ballasting,
- choired,
- wait around,
- Policing,
- intermit,
- paid attention,
- singsonged,
- remain,
- promise oneself,
- dawdle,
- Mouthed,
- abide,
- be patient,
- Trolling,
- anticipate,
- hold at bay,
- keep eyes peeled,
- foretasted,
- idles,
- steadying,
- yodel,
- cares for,
- put up with,
- sit around,
- be wary,
- Loitered,
- look for,
- put a cork in,
- Forbore,
- Hymning,
- Solos,
- cease fire,
- poise,
- standing still,
- prepared for,
- Idled,
- look after,
- lose time,
- eagle-eye,
- figure,
- Filibustering,
- Purring,
- look forward to,
- lazies,
- waiting for,
- mark time,
- hope for,
- Purred,
- plans on,
- paying attention,
- looking forward to,
- take notice,
- put with,
- lift up a voice,
- taking heed,
- singing,
- is afraid,
- call a day,
- Endured,
- Ballasted,
- loiter,
- lullaby,
- Intermitted,
- blow the whistle on,
- kept watch over,
- Hesitated,
- call it a day,
- kept an eye on,
- Trifled,
- choir,
- give the once over,
- blow whistle on,
- be afraid,
- singsongs,
- warm a chair,
- putting up with,
- plan on,
- bum around,
- goofing off,
- foretasting,
- take time,
- filibustered,
- take care of,
- take one's time,
- looks after,
- be long,
- canaries,
- eyeballs,
- looking after,
- closed down,
- queue up,
- steadied,
- tarry,
- procrastinate,
- previsions,
- Trolled,
- ride shotgun for,
- see in the cards,
- solo,
- be vigilant,
- looks for,
- bide one's time,
- idling,
- bide time,
- see coming,
- sit on one's butt,
- takes care of,
- tooled,
- waited for,
- goof around,
- pay attention,
- burst into song,
- drop anchor,
- cool heels,
- keep watch over,
- be on the lookout,
- come to an end,
- be on alert,
- caroling,
- hoped for,
- eyeballing,
- taking one's time,
- cool one's heels,
- eyeball,
- looked after,
- Serenading,
- scrounge around,
- prevision,
- keep eyes open,
- cooled ones heels,
- looking for,
- scoped,
- lurk.
- 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.
How to use "Wait" in context?
The word "wait" can have a multitude of meanings depending on the context. In some cases, it may simply mean to stay in one place without moving, as in "The tiger was waiting for its prey." In other cases, it may mean to anticipate or anticipatory, as in "I'm waiting for your reply." In still other cases, it may refer to the state of being inactive or inactive Waiting in line can be frustrating, especially if you don't have anything specific to wait for.
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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
await, waitin, wait-wait-wait, w-w-wait.
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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
anticipated, expected, idle.
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Proper noun, singular
seeks.
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Noun, plural
trusts, expectations, hopes.
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Noun, singular or mass
anticipation, delay, hope, meantime, withdrawal.
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Verb, past tense
anticipated, called, expected, failed, planned, sat, trusted, wanted, welcomed, Did, Happened, Knew, Looked, Took, Counted, requests.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
pushing, qualifying, Hoping.
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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
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
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