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waited

VERB

pause, rest

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 in wait 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

Example Sentences

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"Grandma, where have you been? I waited for you all day," it says.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The catcalls came after frustrated ticketholders waited for hours in lines that stretched more than two blocks outside Madison Square Garden on Monday due to the intense security restrictions that came with the president's appearance.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Not only was the winning streak alive—the championship that the Knicks have waited 53 years for now seemed within their grasp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Because Sasaki hadn’t waited to enter regular free agency, as Yoshinobu Yamamoto had when he inked a 12-year contract worth $325 million with Dodgers, team finances didn’t limit the field.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“Sorry,” he said, bouncing on the balls of his feet as he waited for me to get myself together.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin