Wait Synonyms and Antonyms

wāt
To look forward to confidently.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. expect
  2. await
  3. Also used with for: anticipate
  4. bargain for
  5. count on
  6. depend on
  7. look for
  8. figure on
  9. look
To await
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. abide
  2. pause
  3. tarry
  4. anticipate
  5. expect
  6. bide
  7. dally
  8. ambush
  9. linger
  10. remain
  11. stay
  12. wait-for
  13. look for
  14. delay for
  15. watch for
  16. pray for
  17. (colloq.) delay
  18. idle
  19. bide-one-s-time
  20. attend
  21. mark-time
  22. await
  23. fill time
  24. wait up for
  25. cater
  26. waitress
  27. hold off
  28. sit up for
  29. court
  30. stay up for
  31. lie in wait for
  32. defer
  33. delay
  34. lie-low
  35. hole up
  36. halt
  37. hesitate
  38. hang around
  39. interim
  40. stick around
  41. cool-one-s-heels
  42. loiter
  43. postpone
  44. procrastinate
  45. rest
  46. serve
  47. stop
  48. tend
  49. hold back
Antonyms:
  1. leave
  2. hurry
  3. act
An act or the time of waiting
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. waiting
  2. delay
  3. halt
  4. interim
  5. time wasted
  6. hold
  7. time lag
  8. postponement
Antonyms:
  1. doing
  2. act
  3. continuation
To be left
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. remain
  2. have left
  3. abide
  4. bide
  5. linger
  6. be on the agenda
  7. stay
  8. tarry
  9. have to do
  10. stick around
To attend at table
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. serve
  2. deliver
  3. tend
  4. act as waiter
  5. act as waitress
  6. arrange
  7. set
  8. ready
  9. place on the table
  10. help
  11. portion
  12. bus dishes
To remain or rest in expectation:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. stay

Words Related to Wait

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. surprise
  2. continue
  3. waiting-for
  4. queue-up
  5. wait on
  6. queue
  7. wating

Wait Sentence Examples

  • I can hardly wait for the fun to begin!

  • You can't wait a moment!

  • I'd wait for him come to us.

  • After what seemed like a short wait, they boarded another plane.

  • The children were hungry and could hardly wait for their father to come.

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