Synonyms of waiver

waiver

noun

ˈwā-vər 

as in exemption

a document containing a declaration of an intentional giving up of a right, claim, or privilege

before the hospital will treat you, you have to sign a waiver in which you give up your right to sue

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exemption
• release
• disclaimer
• indemnity
• quitclaim
• surrender
• dispensation
• relinquishment
• renunciation
• abdication
• renouncement
• handover

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of waiver

The transcripts disappeared, along with the players’ signed waivers of immunity. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026

Earlier this year, state lawmakers suggested that the budget for home and community-based services had to be lowered or the state would lose its ability to provide Medicaid waivers, but a Baltimore Sun investigation suggested otherwise. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 13 July 2026

The lefty reliever whom the Cubs claimed off waivers in January is now one of the club’s success stories. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 July 2026

An infusion of new funds approved by Congress this year and a waiver of eligibility procedures have staved off a potential crisis that would have left 4,200 back on the street. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026