Synonyms for linger
ˈlɪŋ gərlin·ger

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1. linger

   Synonyms:
   tarry, loiter, saunter, lag, hesitate, wait

   Antonyms:
   haste, speed, press, push

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1. lingerverb

   remain present although waning or gradually dying

   "Her perfume lingered on"

   Synonyms:
   lurk, tarry, lallygag, footle, mess about, lollygag, loiter, lounge, mill about, hover, dawdle, loaf, mill around, hang around

   Antonyms:
   step on it, rush, hie, pelt along, belt along, bucket along, rush along, hasten, cannonball along, speed, race, hotfoot

2. loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill aroundverb

   be about

   "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

   Synonyms:
   loll around, loaf, bushwhack, bum about, hover, arse about, lounge around, mill around, frig around, arse around, mess about, lurk, bum around, lounge, waylay, loiter, loll, mill about, bum, mill, hang around, lollygag, skulk, lallygag, footle, tarry, ambuscade, lie in wait, scupper, ambush, lounge about, dawdle, waste one's time

   Antonyms:
   rush along, hasten, hotfoot, bucket along, hie, step on it, rush, race, pelt along, cannonball along, speed, belt along

3. tarry, lingerverb

   leave slowly and hesitantly

   Synonyms:
   lurk, tarry, lallygag, footle, mess about, lollygag, loiter, lounge, mill about, hover, dawdle, loaf, mill around, hang around

   Antonyms:
   rush along, rush, bucket along, belt along, speed, hie, race, step on it, hasten, hotfoot, cannonball along, pelt along

4. linger, dawdleverb

   take one's time; proceed slowly

   Synonyms:
   loaf, lag, hover, loiter, dally, footle, dawdle, mess about, hang around, fall behind, fall back, lollygag, mill about, tarry, lurk, lallygag, mill around, lounge

   Antonyms:
   rush along, hie, bucket along, hotfoot, rush, hasten, cannonball along, belt along, race, pelt along, speed, step on it

5. hover, lingerverb

   move to and fro

   "The shy student lingered in the corner"

   Synonyms:
   loaf, mess about, mill around, levitate, hover, loiter, lallygag, footle, bulk large, dawdle, oscillate, hang around, lollygag, mill about, tarry, vacillate, loom, vibrate, brood, lounge, lurk

   Antonyms:
   race, speed, step on it, hotfoot, pelt along, hie, rush along, cannonball along, belt along, bucket along, hasten, rush

Matched Categories

1. • Hesitate
   • Leave
   • Move
   • Stay

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1. lingerverb

   Synonyms:
   loiter, delay, tarry, lag, saunter, be slow, wait long, remain long

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1. lingerverb

   Synonyms:
   loiter, saunter, tarry, lag

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1. List of paraphrases for "linger":

   persist

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1. Neil Saunders:

   We're still in the early stages of inflation, if higher prices linger for longer, the shifts will become more pronounced — spending will be trimmed further and faster.

2. Lauren Reynolds:

   No surprise that outdoor spaces where friends can gather is a major home-buying trend, especially as COVID has continued to linger, everyone is looking for a house with a pool; however, in addition to that, there has been an increased desire for outdoor cooking spaces. Pizza ovens, outdoor bars, and state-of-the-art grills are now a hot commodity.

3. Chen Lifang:

   Huawei is very concerned about misunderstandings which continue to linger despite our best efforts in recent years, huawei is committed to being even more open and transparent for not only this year but the foreseeable future.

4. Cam Talbot:

   Anytime you let something like that linger, it's going to carry over into the next game, we don't have the luxury of easing our way into it.

5. Mark Lowcock:

   From a financial standpoint, the cheapest strategy is to invest at this point... rather than let the outbreak linger and invest at a later point.