wait Synonyms
Another word for wait
• verb (Context 1)
To stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or until something else happens.
"Please stay in the lobby until the receptionist calls your name."
• noun (Context 2)
A period of staying in one place or delaying action until an expected event occurs.
"There was a two-hour delay at the clinic before we could see the doctor."
• verb (Context 3)
To look forward to or anticipate an upcoming event with eagerness or anxiety.
"The students are waiting impatiently for the summer holidays to begin."
• verb (Context 4)
To be postponed, deferred, or left unattended until a later time.
"That paperwork can keep until tomorrow morning when we have more time."
• verb (Context 5)
To act as an attendant to someone, or to serve food and drinks at tables in a restaurant.
"She worked her way through college by waiting tables at a busy downtown bistro."
• noun (Context 6)
An act of watching in concealment, especially with hostile intent (primarily used in the phrase 'lie in wait').
"The leopard lay in ambush behind the tall grass for the herd to approach."
• noun (Context 7)
A member of a historical band of town musicians or public street singers, especially Christmas carolers (usually in plural).
"The town waits performed traditional carols in the market square every December."
Opposites of wait
The opposite of wait shifts depending on context. Common opposites include: