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overstay

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Synonyms & Near Synonyms for overstay

outstay

dally,
dawdle,
linger,
loiter

await,
hang on,
hold on,
wait

abide,
dwell,
hang around,
remain,
stay,
stick around,
tarry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for overstay

bail,
bail out,
bug out,
buzz (off),
clear off
[chiefly British],
clear out,
cut out,
depart,
exit,
get off,
go,
go off,
leave,
move,
pack (up or off),
peel off,
pike (out or off),
pull out,
push off,
push on,
quit,
shove (off),
take off,
vamoose,
walk out

abscond,
book
[slang],
decamp,
escape,
evacuate,
flee,
fly,
get out,
run away,
scat,
scram,
skip

abandon,
desert,
forsake,
vacate

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“Overstay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstay. Accessed 16 May. 2021.

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