What is another word for waiting?
299 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ w_ˈeɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ], [ wˈe͡ɪtɪŋ], [ wˈeɪtɪŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for waiting:- abeyance (noun)
- act (noun)
- hesitating (verb)
- remaining (verb)
- resting (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Definition for Waiting:
Synonyms for Waiting:
n.
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- Expecting.
- wait.
v.
•hesitating (verb) •remaining (verb) •resting (verb)Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:- Impendent,
- future,
- forearmed,
- Prolonging,
- apprehend,
- not surprised,
- anxiety,
- look forward to,
- attendant,
- forthcoming,
- Hamal,
- depending on,
- Deferring,
- counting,
- in the offing,
- till,
- impending,
- in expectation,
- anticipant,
- facing,
- eager,
- upcoming,
- servile,
- confident,
- Hoping,
- lady's maid,
- ministering,
- ready and waiting,
- Clutching,
- hiatus,
- hopeful,
- attendance,
- stick around,
- watching,
- Requiring,
- in anticipation,
- accept,
- searching,
- Postponing,
- consider,
- gestate,
- cook,
- gestating,
- imminent,
- on the horizon,
- holdup,
- maid,
- apprehension,
- amah,
- wait for,
- halt,
- watching for,
- kick one's heels,
- Biding,
- maidservant,
- brewing,
- hesitant,
- Anticipating,
- agape,
- prepared,
- lowering,
- expectation,
- anticipation,
- anticipatory,
- let,
- at hand,
- Recessing,
- lurking,
- Ceasing,
- in the cards,
- cordon bleu,
- hold the line,
- Forewarned,
- pause,
- seeming,
- rely,
- apprehensive,
- beget,
- arresting,
- pessimism,
- concealing,
- Until,
- accompanying,
- await,
- close at hand,
- while,
- Propping,
- menacing,
- expect,
- appearing,
- hospital room,
- procrastination,
- journeyman,
- potwalloper,
- Restraining,
- Bedmaker,
- Ambuscading,
- observe,
- gathering,
- coming up,
- ladle out,
- ayah,
- charwoman,
- accomplish,
- Dallying,
- in reserve,
- permit,
- sanguine,
- meditate,
- uncertainty,
- Awaiting,
- scuppering,
- interlude,
- reserve,
- immediate,
- deferral,
- carry,
- Preparing,
- bide,
- ministerial,
- nursemaid,
- to come,
- cool one's heels,
- adjournment,
- interval,
- helping,
- cliff-hanging,
- reckoning,
- Fronting,
- contemplate,
- pending,
- Containing,
- tarriance,
- suspense,
- envisage,
- Suppressing,
- come,
- scout,
- Loitering,
- lull,
- biddy,
- dillydallying,
- Carrying,
- sit up,
- certain,
- about to be,
- service,
- anxious,
- coming,
- close,
- clenching,
- on tap,
- ancillary,
- extension,
- handling,
- poised,
- overhanging,
- sure,
- looking,
- attend,
- Nearing,
- serving,
- Bonne,
- guarding,
- near,
- nurse,
- Ambushing,
- lacuna,
- scullion,
- Depending,
- Clasping,
- abide,
- During,
- inactivity,
- hang on,
- laundress,
- handmaid,
- envision,
- in store,
- anticipate,
- house maid,
- be useful,
- approaching,
- ambush,
- calculating,
- detention,
- interruption,
- gyp,
- endure,
- wait on,
- menial,
- forestalling,
- assume,
- threatening,
- instant,
- allow,
- in the making,
- attending,
- soubrette,
- that will be,
- agog,
- optimistic,
- asking,
- Prowling,
- Detaining,
- bear,
- take,
- in the wind,
- dance attendance,
- listening,
- Looming,
- in view,
- Abigail,
- stop,
- chef de cuisine,
- arrest,
- retaining,
- deferment,
- know,
- tap,
- looking forward to,
- hold up,
- stopping,
- grasping,
- anticipative,
- dawdling,
- bushwhacking,
- in prospect,
- gap,
- unsurprised,
- believe,
- bearer,
- foresee,
- dread,
- dalliance,
- serve,
- watchful,
- hang about,
- Checking,
- curiosity,
- tolerate,
- waiting for,
- stoppage,
- postponement,
- suspension,
- time lag,
- gaping,
- available,
- comprehend,
- tarry,
- gripping,
- appreciate,
- worker,
- dish up.
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
