Synonyms of waited

waited

verb

past tense of wait

as in stayed

to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something

please wait here, and we'll seat you shortly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stayed
• lingered
• awaited
• remained
• held on
• bode
• sat tight
• expected
• held one's breath
• bided one's time
• hung around
• cooled one's heels
• tarried
• stuck around
• anticipated
• stood by
• watched (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of waited

Surrounded by hundreds of butterflies fluttering between tropical plants inside the Powell Gardens Conservatory, Heidi Boehm watched as visitors stopped, looked upward and waited for one to land nearby. — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

The Bering Air flight’s takeoff was initially delayed four hours as the pilot waited for the weather to improve, but eventually the plane with the pilot and nine passengers took off. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Chaney left the store and, with a 9 mm gun in his hand, waited outside for Lindsey, according to the District Attorney’s Office. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

More splicing waited back at the substation, where optical splitters connected neighborhood lines to the town’s central GPON equipment. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Fans of Jackie, one half of the avian power couple whom thousands of people regularly view via live webcams near their nest, have since anxiously waited for news. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Due to safety concerns, first responders waited until the following morning to retrieve Fletcher’s body; however, his phone is still missing, his wife told 12 News. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

The thought of retirement has hovered around Rodgers for quite some time now, including this offseason, when the Steelers, and the rest of the NFL, for that matter, waited patiently to see if this was indeed the end of his career. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Thousands of fans — treated with Doctor Doom masks and capes — waited nearly days to get a glimpse of Feige’s grand plan for the next era of the MCU. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 July 2026