awaits

VERB

wait with expectation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate attend count on stay

STRONG

hope sweat

WEAK

be prepared for be ready for cool one's heels hang around hang in hang out look for look forward to sweat it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubt

Example Sentences

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Warren Buffett skips midyear donation to Gates Foundation as he awaits Epstein review.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

Crisis had been averted and a last-16 tie against either Ivory Coast or Norway awaits.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

But a hot summer, and hotter chip prices, awaits.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

But perhaps nothing is quite as torturous as what now awaits Scotland, after losing 3-0 to Brazil on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Traditional gate schooling has always been a matter of standing still, teaching a horse to tolerate the huge, clattering metal contraption around him while he awaits the loading of other horses.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand