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waving (aside or off)

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present participle of wave (aside or off)

Synonyms & Antonyms of waving (aside or off)

as in waiving

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for waving (aside or off)

waiving

absolving,
acquitting,
clearing,
exculpating,
exonerating,
vindicating

explaining,
justifying,
rationalizing

blinking (at),
brushing (aside or off),
condoning,
discounting,
disregarding,
excusing,
forgiving,
glossing (over),
glozing (over),
ignoring,
overlooking,
overpassing,
papering over,
pardoning,
passing over,
remitting,
shrugging off,
whitewashing,
winking (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for waving (aside or off)

heeding,
marking,
minding,
noting,
objecting (to)

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“Waving (aside or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waving%20%28aside%20or%20off%29. Accessed 22 May. 2022.

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