Thesaurus:wait for

Thesaurus

wait for

English

Verb

Sense: to delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of

Synonyms

• abide (archaic)
• attend
• await
• bide (archaic)
• expect (obsolete)
• hold up (idiomatic)
• keep (obsolete)
• remain    [⇒ thesaurus]
• stay
• tarry    [⇒ thesaurus] (dated)
• tend (obsolete)
• wait    [⇒ thesaurus] (rare)
• wait on
• wait for

Antonyms

• marvel
• reel
• wonder
•   —
• gasp
• jump
• start

Hyponyms

• listen    [⇒ thesaurus] (of a sound)
•   —
• anticipate
• look forward to

See also

• Thesaurus:wait (intransitive)
• Thesaurus:deferment
• Thesaurus:procrastinate

Further reading

• “507. expectation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “wait for” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.