Waive Synonyms and Antonyms

wāv
To give up a possession, claim, or right
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. abandon
  2. abdicate
  3. cede
  4. demit
  5. forswear
  6. hand over
  7. quitclaim
  8. relinquish
  9. render
  10. renounce
  11. resign
  12. surrender
  13. yield
Antonyms:
  1. claim
To put off until a later time
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. forgo
  2. defer
  3. relinquish
  4. postpone
  5. shelve
  6. forego
  7. abandon
  8. disclaim
  9. give up
  10. dismiss
  11. disregard
  12. surrender
  13. suspend
  14. reject
  15. table
  16. reserve
  17. dispense with
  18. forfeit
  19. adjourn
  20. delay
  21. sign away
  22. set-aside
  23. hold off
  24. put-aside
  25. allow
  26. cease
  27. hold up
  28. concede
  29. ignore
  30. remit
  31. excuse
  32. forbear
  33. stay
  34. forsake
  35. grant
  36. leave
  37. neglect
  38. wait
  39. throw overboard
  40. yield
  41. foreswear
To give up (a claim or right, for example) voluntarily; relinquish.
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. relinquish

Words Related to Waive

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.

Waive Sentence Examples

  • Some dentists waive this additional fee.

  • The clothing store will only waive their return policy in extreme cases.

  • We may waive just so much care of ourselves as we honestly bestow elsewhere.

  • Napoleon offered to make Joseph king of Lombardy if he would waive all claim of succession to the French throne, but met with a firm refusal.

  • Sarah hoped that the university would waive her tuition fee since her father now worked there.

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