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waiting
adjective as in expectant
Weak matches
alert, anticipative, anxious, apprehensive, awaiting, breathless, eager, expecting, hopeful, hoping, in suspense, looking for, on edge, on tenterhooks, prepared, raring, ready, vigilant, waiting on, watchful, with bated breath
adjective as in ready
noun as in abeyance
Strong matches
discontinuation, dormancy, inactivity, intermission, latency, postponement, quiescence, recess, remission, suspension
Weak match
noun as in ambush
Weak match
noun as in expectancy
Strong matches
assumption, assurance, belief, calculation, confidence, conjecture, expectation, hope, likelihood, outlook, prediction, presentation, presentiment, presumption, probability, prospect, reliance, supposition, surmise, suspense, trust, view
Weak match
noun as in latency
Strong matches
discontinuation, dormancy, inactivity, intermission, postponement, quiescence, recess, remission, suspension
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Some bankers advised clients to refinance now rather than waiting for interest rates to drop further, warning of the possibility for geopolitical or other macroeconomic factors to emerge in the next year or two.
In fact, one puzzle actually utilizes the waiting room, as “Election Day” toys with the idea of traversing the human world and a puppet universe.
Six weeks later, she is still waiting for the shipment - and fears it is lost, destroyed by UPS as the company struggles to handle a flood of packages facing new customs and tariff rules.
Recently, a bunch of young people filled an In-N-Out Burger, waiting for the announcement of order number 67.
A group of cyclists had been waiting patiently for their turn to push off in what was a regular time trial event.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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