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waiting

[wey-ting] / ˈweɪ tɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
expectant
Synonyms
WEAK
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
ready
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accessible apt handy qualified ripe
STRONG
adjusted anticipating arranged completed covered equipped fit near organized primed set wired
WEAK
all set all systems go at beck and call at fingertips at hand at the ready champing at bit close to hand convenient equal to expectant fixed for in line in order in place in position in readiness in the saddle on call on hand on tap on the brink open to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incapable unskilled
WEAK
unavailable uneducated unprepared unready untrained
ADJECTIVE
remaining
Synonyms
STRONG
halting pausing resting stopping tarrying
NOUN
abeyance
Synonyms
STRONG
discontinuation dormancy inactivity intermission latency postponement quiescence recess remission suspension
WEAK
temporarily deferred
Antonyms
STRONG
continuation
WEAK
action activity continuance operation renewal revival
NOUN
ambush
Synonyms
STRONG
ambuscade trap trick
WEAK
ambushment
NOUN
expectancy
Synonyms
STRONG
assumption assurance belief calculation confidence conjecture expectation hope likelihood outlook prediction presentation presentiment presumption probability prospect reliance supposition surmise suspense trust view
WEAK
looking forward
Antonyms
STRONG
disbelief distrust doubt fact fear knowledge proof reality truth uncertainty unlikelihood
NOUN
latency
Synonyms
STRONG
discontinuation dormancy inactivity intermission postponement quiescence recess remission suspension
WEAK
abeyancy temporarily deferred
Antonyms
STRONG
continuation

Example Sentences

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“There are still dreams in my heart that are waiting to be lived, and I can’t wait to share that journey with you all,” Charles said in her social media post.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Since summer is almost here, you might face some annoyance or pushback from your friends for waiting this long to back out.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Yet, I live in the messy, gray middle, the waiting and wondering, a category that is rarely so clean-cut.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

This “extreme pessimism” is the contrarian tailwind the market has been waiting for.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Miss Lacey was waiting with a silver beaded-fringe cap in one hand and a black-feathered headband in the other, but when she saw me, her arms dropped to her sides.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu