47 synonyms, 6 definitions for WAIT

16 synonyms

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	dawdling	0.1	8 letters	22 synonyms
2.	delay	25.1	5 letters	106 synonyms
3.	delaying	2.45	8 letters	8 synonyms
4.	halt	8.51	4 letters	114 synonyms
5.	hesitation	3.55	10 letters	49 synonyms
6.	hold	155	4 letters	294 synonyms
7.	lag	4.68	3 letters	45 synonyms
8.	lingering	2.69	9 letters	28 synonyms
9.	loitering	0.54	9 letters	14 synonyms
10.	pause	10	5 letters	80 synonyms
11.	postponement	1.07	12 letters	25 synonyms
12.	procrastination	0.91	15 letters	16 synonyms
13.	stay	214	4 letters	154 synonyms
14.	stop	331	4 letters	176 synonyms
15.	time lag	4.67	7 letters	4 synonyms
16.	waiting	115	7 letters	23 synonyms

2 definitions

wait (Noun) —	time during which some action is awaited 1 example
	1. ex. "instant replay caused too long a wait"
wait (Noun) —	The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) 1 example
	1. ex. "the wait was an ordeal for him"

6 types of

#	Word	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	break	5 letters	324 synonyms
2.	inactivity	10 letters	15 synonyms
3.	intermission	12 letters	15 synonyms
4.	interruption	12 letters	40 synonyms
5.	pause	5 letters	80 synonyms
6.	suspension	10 letters	51 synonym

3 types

#	Word	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	extension	9 letters	82 synonyms
2.	moratorium	10 letters	8 synonyms
3.	retardation	11 letters	16 synonyms

31 synonym

#	Word	Frequency	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	abide	3.89	5 letters	78 synonyms
2.	anticipate	5.37	10 letters	69 synonyms
3.	await	4.27	5 letters	21 synonym
4.	dally	0.6	5 letters	45 synonyms
5.	dawdle	0.09	6 letters	31 synonym
6.	defer	1.58	5 letters	43 synonyms
7.	delay	25.1	5 letters	106 synonyms
8.	deliberate	6.61	10 letters	133 synonyms
9.	deliver	35.5	7 letters	124 synonyms
10.	demur	0.06	5 letters	46 synonyms
11.	expect	102	6 letters	56 synonyms
12.	help	562	4 letters	149 synonyms
13.	hesitate	6.17	8 letters	48 synonyms
14.	hold back	136	8 letters	31 synonym
15.	hold off	131	7 letters	14 synonyms
16.	interrupt	4.07	9 letters	64 synonyms
17.	linger	2.04	6 letters	48 synonyms
18.	loiter	0.24	6 letters	53 synonyms
19.	look	646	4 letters	99 synonyms
20.	pauseen.synonym.one	10	5 letters	80 synonyms
21.	remain	67.6	6 letters	56 synonyms
22.	rest	170	4 letters	156 synonyms
23.	sit	79.4	3 letters	44 synonyms
24.	sojourn	0.59	7 letters	21 synonym
25.	stall	6.17	5 letters	71 synonym
26.	stay	214	4 letters	154 synonyms
27.	suspend	4.79	7 letters	83 synonyms
28.	tarry	0.27	5 letters	54 synonyms
29.	tend	37.2	4 letters	58 synonyms
30.	wait for	219	7 letters	18 synonyms
31.	waitress	3.63	8 letters	1 synonym

4 definitions

wait (Verb) —	Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something 1 example
	1. ex. "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
wait (Verb) —	Delay acting
wait (Verb) —	Look forward to the probable occurrence of 1 example
	1. ex. "he is waiting to be drafted"
wait (Verb) —	Serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant 1 example
	1. ex. "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"

3 types of

#	Word	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	act	3 letters	136 synonyms
2.	move	4 letters	187 synonyms
3.	work	4 letters	204 synonyms

22 types

#	Word	Number of letters	Number of synonyms
1.	ambuscade	9 letters	10 synonyms
2.	ambush	6 letters	27 synonyms
3.	anticipate	10 letters	69 synonyms
4.	bushwhack	9 letters	6 synonyms
5.	cool one's heels	14 letters	1 synonym
6.	delay	5 letters	106 synonyms
7.	expect	6 letters	56 synonyms
8.	hang on	6 letters	9 synonyms
9.	hold on	6 letters	8 synonyms
10.	hold out	7 letters	17 synonyms
11.	hold the line	11 letters	2 synonyms
12.	kick one's heels	14 letters	1 synonym
13.	lie in wait	9 letters	12 synonyms
14.	look for	7 letters	10 synonyms
15.	look forward	11 letters	0 synonyms
16.	look to	6 letters	2 synonyms
17.	lurk	4 letters	26 synonyms
18.	scupper	7 letters	10 synonyms
19.	stand by	7 letters	6 synonyms
20.	stick about	10 letters	2 synonyms
21.	stick around	11 letters	5 synonyms
22.	waylay	6 letters	27 synonyms

Similar words

— wad	— way out	— wed	— weed
— weedy	— wet	— wheat	— whet
— whit	— white	— wide	— widow
— width	— wit	— with	— witty
— wood

7 misspelling

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With the same beginning

wait for wait on waiter waiter's assistant waiting waiting area waiting game waiting line waiting list waiting room

With the same ending

lie in wait await capital of Kuwait Kuwait State of Kuwait outwait lying in wait

All synonyms in one line

dawdling, delay, delaying, halt, hesitation, en.synonym.one, hold, lag, lingering, loitering, pause, postponement, procrastination, stay, stop, time lag, waiting, abide, anticipate, await, dally, dawdle, en.synonym.one, defer, delay, deliberate, deliver, demur, expect, help, hesitate, hold back, hold off, interrupt, linger, loiter, look, pause, remain, rest, sit, sojourn, stall, en.synonym.one, stay, suspend, tarry, tend, wait for, waitress.

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Synonyms, definition Wait

1. wait (Noun)

2. wait (Verb)