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Synonyms & Antonyms of waiting

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in delay, procrastination

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for waiting

delay,
hawing,
procrastination

faltering,
fence-sitting,
hesitance,
hesitancy,
hesitation,
indecision,
irresolution,
pause,
shilly-shally,
shilly-shallying,
vacillation,
wavering,
wobbling
(also wabbling)

arrière-pensée,
misgiving,
second thought

consideration,
debate,
deliberation,
doubt,
incertitude,
indecisiveness,
indetermination,
uncertainness,
uncertainty

avoidance,
equivocation

aversion,
disinclination,
indisposition,
reluctance,
unwillingness

faintheartedness,
shyness,
timidity,
timidness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for waiting

certainty,
certitude,
confidence,
decisiveness,
determination,
firmness,
resoluteness,
resolution,
sureness

alacrity,
eagerness,
readiness

waiting

verb

present participle of wait

Synonyms of waiting (Entry 2 of 2)

to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something

please wait here, and we'll seat you shortly

Synonyms for waiting

awaiting,
biding,
holding on,
staying

Words Related to waiting

hanging around,
lingering,
remaining,
sticking around,
tarrying

standing by

anticipating,
expecting,
watching (for)

Phrases Synonymous with waiting

biding one's time,
cooling one's heels,
holding one's breath,
sitting tight

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