Synonyms of tarry

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noun

as in visit

a temporary residing as another's guest

a fable about the tarry of two Americans in a Scottish village that every century magically comes into existence for a day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visit
• stay
• sojourn
• stopover
• field trip
• layover
• stop
• sleepover
• homestay

tarry

2 of 3

verb

1

as in to wait

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time

upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wait
• remain
• stay
• dwell
• linger
• hang around
• abide
• stick around
• await
• loiter
• dawdle
• hold on
• hang on
• dally
• overstay
• outstay

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leave
• depart
• go
• move
• exit
• quit
• bail out
• pack (up or off)
• bail
• take off
• flee
• pike (out or off)
• peel off
• escape
• walk out
• bug out
• pull out
• evacuate
• skip
• buzz (off)
• shove (off)
• cut out
• decamp
• abscond
• push off
• fly
• clear off
• vamoose
• forsake
• scram
• push on
• abandon
• run away
• scat
• vacate
• desert
• get off
• book
• clear out
• go off
• get out

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• leave
• depart
• go
• move
• exit
• quit
• bail out
• pack (up or off)
• bail
• take off
• flee
• pike (out or off)
• peel off
• escape
• walk out
• bug out
• pull out
• evacuate
• skip
• buzz (off)
• shove (off)
• cut out
• decamp
• abscond
• push off
• fly
• clear off
• vamoose
• forsake
• scram
• push on
• abandon
• run away
• scat
• vacate
• desert
• get off
• book
• clear out
• go off
• get out

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2

as in to linger

to move or act slowly

the dean tarried in making his decision, still not sure if he should suspend the student or not

Synonyms & Similar Words

• linger
• delay
• crawl
• poke
• drag
• loiter
• dawdle
• stroll
• lollygag
• creep
• mope
• lag
• mark time
• play
• diddle
• dillydally
• stall
• dally
• fall behind
• hang fire
• drop behind
• shuffle
• idle
• lounge
• shilly-shally
• lallygag
• stagger
• drag one's heels
• trifle
• saunter
• amble
• loaf
• temporize
• take one's time
• drag one's feet
• decelerate
• inch
• procrastinate
• fool around
• lumber
• loll
• mess around
• plod
• ease
• putter (around)
• potter (around)
• fiddle (around)
• filibuster
• hang (around or out)
• slow (down or up)
• monkey (around)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hurry
• hasten
• rush
• course
• scurry
• race
• tear
• whisk
• scoot
• fly
• run
• barrel
• dash
• scud
• career
• bolt
• whirl
• speed
• rip
• rocket
• whizz
• whiz
• hurtle
• scramble
• hotfoot (it)
• gallop
• breeze
• zip
• hump
• dart
• hustle
• accelerate
• run
• bowl
• trot
• stampede
• jog
• sprint
• overtake
• quicken
• speed (up)
• catch up
• outrun
• outstrip
• outpace
• fast-forward

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• hurry
• hasten
• rush
• course
• scurry
• race
• tear
• whisk
• scoot
• fly
• run
• barrel
• dash
• scud
• career
• bolt
• whirl
• speed
• rip
• rocket
• whizz
• whiz
• hurtle
• scramble
• hotfoot (it)
• gallop
• breeze
• zip
• hump
• dart
• hustle
• accelerate
• run
• bowl
• trot
• stampede
• jog
• sprint
• overtake
• quicken
• speed (up)
• catch up
• outrun
• outstrip
• outpace
• fast-forward

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3

as in to stay

to reside as a temporary guest

he tarried with us all summer, sleeping on the screened-in porch most nights

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stay
• sojourn
• visit
• haunt
• step in
• occupy
• run in
• frequent
• drop by
• come over
• drop in
• crash
• inhabit
• come by
• stop (by)
• hang (around or out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• dwell
• reside
• abide

• live
• dwell
• reside
• abide

tarry

3 of 3

adjective

as in viscous

Synonyms & Similar Words

• viscous
• gooey
• syrupy
• gelatinous
• ropy
• pitchy
• gluey
• gummy
• glutinous
• sticky
• viscid
• ropey
• adhesive
• clingy
• adherent
• tacky
• tenacious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonadhesive
• nonviscous

• nonadhesive
• nonviscous