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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
Many government employees, including vital airport staff, are either on duty unpaid or furloughed at home, waiting for the high-stakes political standoff between Republicans and Democrats to end.
Where and how Penning fits is still a question waiting to be answered, and Sunday’s game against the Steelers could provide answers.
A crowd was waiting for Enriquez to hear his game plan: “No ramming, no throwing, no nothing. Just follow and film.”
Hundreds of people stood in the autumn sunshine waiting for the ceremony to begin.
Patiently waiting for an opening, Johnson surged ahead before spinning into the end zone for a touchdown to give the Cornhuskers a 21-7 advantage.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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