Thesaurus:wait for

Thesaurus:wait for

THESAURUS

wait for

English

Synonyms

• abide (archaic)

• attend

• await

• bide (archaic)

• expect (obsolete)

• hold up (idiomatic)

• keep (obsolete)

• remain    [WS]

• stay

• tarry    [WS] (dated)

• tend (obsolete)

• wait    [WS] (rare)

• wait on

• wait for

Antonyms

• marvel

• reel

• wonder

•   —

• gasp

• jump

• start

Hyponyms

• listen    [WS] (of a sound)

•   —

• anticipate

• look forward to

See also

• Thesaurus:wait (intransitive)
• Thesaurus:procrastinate

Further reading

• “507. expectation” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “wait for” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.