What is another word for waiting?
340 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ wˈe͡ɪtɪŋ], [ wˈeɪtɪŋ], [ w_ˈeɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for waiting:- expectant (adjective)
- ready (adjective)
- abeyance (noun)
- act (noun)
- ambush (noun)
- expectancy (noun)
- hesitating (verb)
- remaining (verb)
- resting (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Waiting:
adj.
•expectant (adjective) •ready (adjective)n.
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- continue.
v.
•hesitating (verb) •remaining (verb) •resting (verb)Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:- all agog,
- rely,
- Propping,
- dawdling,
- calculating,
- clenching,
- tarry,
- appreciate,
- nurse,
- envisage,
- pessimism,
- holdup,
- bide,
- retaining,
- gap,
- Deferring,
- forearmed,
- cordon bleu,
- impending,
- carry,
- upcoming,
- interval,
- hang about,
- counting,
- on tap,
- available,
- in anticipation,
- allow,
- certain,
- Impendent,
- wait on,
- imminent,
- hopeful,
- gyp,
- observe,
- worker,
- anxiety,
- in the making,
- close at hand,
- in the wind,
- hang on,
- Ambuscading,
- nursemaid,
- that will be,
- ladle out,
- curiosity,
- uncertainty,
- suspension,
- in the cards,
- journeyman,
- prepared,
- ambush,
- believe,
- serve,
- Carrying,
- envision,
- biddy,
- arrest,
- accompanying,
- lady's maid,
- sure,
- threatening,
- pending,
- gathering,
- Looming,
- anticipatory,
- suspense,
- lurking,
- ready and waiting,
- brewing,
- eager,
- hold up,
- listening,
- tolerate,
- know,
- hiatus,
- Detaining,
- ministering,
- Anticipating,
- meditate,
- Hoping,
- maidservant,
- During,
- wait for,
- handmaid,
- accept,
- watchful,
- kick one's heels,
- Restraining,
- instant,
- agog,
- hospital room,
- scuppering,
- amah,
- scout,
- grasping,
- soubrette,
- interruption,
- ayah,
- optimistic,
- extension,
- watching for,
- coming,
- gestate,
- stoppage,
- expect,
- contemplate,
- servile,
- anticipative,
- till,
- Prowling,
- Hamal,
- accomplish,
- Preparing,
- cliff-hanging,
- attending,
- attendant,
- anticipation,
- dish up,
- apprehensive,
- attendance,
- depending on,
- Clasping,
- watching,
- postponement,
- confident,
- waiting for,
- coming up,
- hold the line,
- appearing,
- menial,
- house maid,
- sanguine,
- about to be,
- time lag,
- overhanging,
- gripping,
- take,
- deferral,
- gestating,
- be useful,
- in danger imminent,
- concealing,
- reserve,
- handling,
- attend,
- pause,
- look forward to,
- Clutching,
- anticipant,
- Prolonging,
- dalliance,
- apprehend,
- beget,
- laundress,
- chef de cuisine,
- maid,
- await,
- poised,
- bushwhacking,
- approaching,
- hesitant,
- service,
- while,
- Awaiting,
- unsurprised,
- close,
- let,
- Ceasing,
- not surprised,
- deferment,
- Requiring,
- charwoman,
- Ambushing,
- immediate,
- anxious,
- ancillary,
- interlude,
- scullion,
- arresting,
- Bonne,
- Until,
- Bedmaker,
- consider,
- on the horizon,
- dillydallying,
- ministerial,
- halt,
- in expectation,
- Recessing,
- in prospect,
- already in sight,
- looking,
- in the offing,
- cool one's heels,
- near,
- looking forward to,
- to come,
- Containing,
- future,
- cook,
- Postponing,
- in reserve,
- Loitering,
- abide,
- searching,
- bear,
- anticipate,
- Biding,
- helping,
- sit up,
- forthcoming,
- at hand,
- lull,
- facing,
- asking,
- procrastination,
- expectation,
- forestalling,
- inactivity,
- serving,
- seeming,
- assume,
- stick around,
- dread,
- detention,
- comprehend,
- reckoning,
- stop,
- guarding,
- endure,
- in store,
- gaping,
- apprehension,
- potwalloper,
- Forewarned,
- tap,
- come,
- Checking,
- agape,
- lowering,
- adjournment,
- Suppressing,
- Fronting,
- Abigail,
- dance attendance,
- Depending,
- menacing,
- Nearing,
- permit,
- foresee,
- lacuna,
- in view,
- tarriance,
- bearer,
- Dallying,
- stopping.
Paraphrases for Waiting:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
wait.
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Noun, plural
Waits.
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Adjective
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
Awaiting.
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Noun, singular or mass
Awaiting.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
homeawaiting, Awaiting.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
awaits.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
looks.
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Noun, plural
accounts.
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Noun, singular or mass
hope.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
sitting, watching, Anticipating, Wanna, hang, Delaying, Staying, Expecting, wanting, listening, minutes, Postponing, threatening, candidates, forecasting, lying, dying, Preparing, stalling, remaining, Obstructing, proceeding, Receiving, confronting, failing, lagging, Announcing, happening, L, Treating, Biding, ongoing, timing, straining, qualifying, willing, Relying, Hoping, hearing, before, always, defending, Preventing, talking, Considering, Including, Recognizing, taking, coming, Needing, counting, moving, seeking, blocking, find, Expressing, varying, loans, facing, love, Loves, paying, lacking, dealing, looking, reading, ruling, seeing, \, lending, Placing, calling, calls, leading, putting, me, going, bending, dating, ranging, Having, keeping, getting, Doing.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Adjective
wait-and-see, standby, sufferance.
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Proper noun, singular
seeks, awaits, standby, sufferance, expectation.
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Noun, plural
expectations, Delays, subways.
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Noun, singular or mass
anticipation, Intending, queueing, withdrawal, meantime, delay, standby, sufferance, elimination, expectation.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Waiting:
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p. pr. & vb. n.
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Other antonyms:
unready.
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Other antonyms:
Homophones for Waiting:
Hyponym for Waiting:
n.
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act
inactivity.
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act