Wait synonyms

Kick about, anticipate, be deferred, delay, bide, and dally are all synonyms for wait. Leave, proceed, and hurry are antonyms of wait. And here are 59 another word for wait.

Another word for wait

1. stop

Anticipate, await, be in readiness, be patient, be ready, bide one's time, cease, cool one's heels, discontinue, expect, halt, hang about, hang around, hang fire, hold back, hold on, hold one's horses, hope for, kick one's heels, kill time, long for, look/watch out, mark time, pause, rest, sit tight, stand by, stop, sweat it out, twiddle one's thumbs, waste time, and count the days until are all synonyms for wait.

2. be put off

Be deferred, be delayed, be held back, be postponed, be put off, be put on the back burner, and be put on ice are all another word for wait.

3. postpone

Delay, hold back, hold off, postpone, put off, and defer are all synonyms for wait.

4. remain

Bide, dally, kick about, kick around, linger, loiter, remain, rest, stay put, stay, stick around, stop, and tarry are all another word for wait.

Wait synonym statistics

Wait synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 7 synonyms with 4 letters and 5 synonyms with 5, and 9 letters. 6 synonyms with 6, 7, and 10 letters and 8 synonyms with 8 letters.

3 synonyms with 11, and 13 letters and 2 synonyms with 12 letters. 1 synonym with 14, 17, and 20 letters. For a total of 54 another word for wait.

Wait sentences

We can wait until tomorrow arrives.

Please wait here for instructions.

He couldn’t wait any longer.

They wait patiently for answers today.

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    • Part of speech: noun
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