Synonyms for wait
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1. waitnoun

   Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.

   Synonyms:
   hold ones breath

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1. wait

   To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 Kings viii, 13; "Abide with me! fast falls the eventide," Lyte Hymn. Lodge, sojourn, stay, tarry, and wait always imply a limited time; lodge, to pass the night; sojourn, to remain temporarily; live, dwell, reside, to have a permanent home. Stop, in the sense of stay or sojourn, is colloquial, and not in approved use. Compare ENDURE; REST.

   Synonyms:
   abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, watch

   Antonyms:
   abandon, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun

   Preposition:
   Abide in a place, for a time, with a person, by a statement.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. wait

   Synonyms:
   stay, tarry, rest, stop, bide, expect

   Antonyms:
   speed, hasten, press

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1. delay, hold, time lag, postponement, waitnoun

   time during which some action is awaited

   "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

   Synonyms:
   clutch, grip, storage area, delay, keep, holdup, detainment, deferral, handle, hold, appreciation, handgrip, cargo area, detention, postponement, waiting, custody, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, time lag, deferment, cargo hold

2. wait, waitingverb

   the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

   "the wait was an ordeal for him"

   Synonyms:
   waiting, postponement, time lag, hold, delay

3. waitverb

   stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

   "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

   Synonyms:
   expect, await, waitress, look, hold off, hold back

4. wait, hold off, hold backverb

   wait before acting

   "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

   Synonyms:
   await, waitress, hold in, keep, restrain, hold back, hold off, hold, look, check, conceal, retain, contain, keep back, forbear, stop, expect, arrest, turn back

5. expect, look, await, waitverb

   look forward to the probable occurrence of

   "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

   Synonyms:
   count, await, search, appear, depend, hold back, seem, carry, hold off, front, reckon, look, gestate, bet, attend, require, anticipate, waitress, take care, have a bun in the oven, face, ask, calculate, expect, bear, see

6. wait, waitressverb

   serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

   "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"

   Synonyms:
   expect, await, waitress, look, hold off, hold back

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1. waitverb

   Synonyms:
   stay, tarry, delay, remain, linger, bide one's time

2. waitverb

   Synonyms:
   watch, look, be expectant

3. waitverb

   Synonyms:
   await, abide, stay for, wait for, look for

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1. waitnoun

   Synonyms:
   waiting, delay, halt, stop, ambush, ambuscade

2. waitverb

   Synonyms:
   tarry, stay, linger, await, abide, delay, postpone, defer, procrastinate

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1. List of paraphrases for "wait":

   waiting, expect, await, expected, sufferance, -wait, w-wait, suspense, awaits, w-w-wait, espere, wait-wait-wait, expectation, standby, expects, expecting, delay, hold

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1. Hao Hong:

   I think lots of investors still have a wait-and-see attitude.

2. Deshawn Yeldell:

   Life is like a blind date;— wait; can my “ghetto-brothers” relate? Keep your faith cause enemies talk be hard to translate, time can never be late so homie Keep your head up in ya motivated ways only one life to live; so Homie get paid. -MillYentei

3. The AGA Freeman:

   For any regulated industry you can sit back and wait for regulators to tighten the screws or you can take the lead on your own and that’s what the gaming industry has done here.

4. Sarah Clark:

   There's a famous Christmas song that says,' Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again,' so I think parents need to be realistic that school is the natural scheduler for a lot of families.

5. Natalie Harvey:

   I'm very optimistic, I can't wait for my kids to be able to ride their bikes down the street one day.