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lie in wait

VERB
bide
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dwell sit tight stick around
STRONG
abide attend await continue linger live remain reside stay tarry
WEAK
hang around hang in hang out hold the phone sweat it watch for
Antonyms
STRONG
carry on cease complete depart finish go halt leave move stop
WEAK
hurry
VERB
lurk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
creep crouch prowl skulk
STRONG
slide slink snake sneak snoop steal wait
WEAK
conceal oneself go furtively gumshoe stay hidden
Antonyms
WEAK
come out
VERB
sit tight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stick around
WEAK
anticipate bide one's time cool it fill time hang around hang out hold on hold the phone keep your shirt on lie low linger mark time put on hold stall stand by stay put
VERB
skulk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crouch prowl slink snoop
STRONG
avoid bypass creep dodge elude evade hide pussyfoot sidestep slack slip snake sneak steal tiptoe
WEAK
conceal oneself
Antonyms
STRONG
confront encounter face meet take on
VERB
surprise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
startle
STRONG
ambush bushwhack capture discover grab grasp nab seize take waylay
WEAK
burst in on catch in the act catch off-balance catch off-guard catch red-handed catch unawares come down on drop in on lay for spring on take by surprise
Antonyms
STRONG
free give let go liberate lose misunderstand offer release
WEAK
expect
VERB
wait
Synonyms
STRONGEST
await delay expect hang linger remain stand by stay stick around watch
STRONG
abide anticipate bide dally foresee stall tarry
WEAK
bide one's time cool it fill time hang around hang onto your hat hang out hold back hold everything hold on hold the phone hole up keep shirt on lie low look for look forward to mark time put on hold save it sit tight sit up for stay up for sweat it
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance go hurry leave rush
STRONG
carry on move
WEAK
carry out do forge forward go ahead
VERB
waylay
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accost
STRONG
ambuscade assail attack box bushwhack catch jump lurk prowl skulk slink surprise
WEAK
hold up lay for pounce on set upon swoop down on
Antonyms
WEAK
allow forward

Example Sentences

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And now he was thinking about the polar bear lying in wait for them down below.

From Literature

Tough tests lie in wait, but that show of support did not go unnoticed.

From BBC

Who lies in wait in the quarter-finals when England fly back to the United States and into Miami?

From BBC

Difficult matches lie in wait for Wales, but they will fancy their chances of qualifying for a second successive World Cup, and only a third in their history.

From BBC

Tourists flock to the savannah by the hundreds of thousands, hoping to catch sight of the herds as they run a gantlet of crocodiles lying in wait in the Mara River.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.