Antonyms:
abandon
, avoid, depart, forfeit, forfend, journey, migrate, move, proceed, reject, resist, shun. Synonyms: abide, anticipate, await, bear, bide, confront, continue, dwell, endure, expect, inhabit, live, lodge, remain, reside, rest, sojourn, stay, stop, tarry, tolerate, watch.
What is the opposite word of waiting?
| leave depart | shun resist | forge migrate | despise refuse | reject dispute |
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What is another word for not waiting?
| look forward to covet | expect hanker after | hanker for pine after | pine for yearn for | be unable to wait for hope for |
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Is weight the opposite of wait?
The words wait and
weight
are homophones: they sound alike but have different meanings. The verb wait means to stay in place until something else happens. … The verb weight means to load down or make heavier. The noun weight refers to a measure of heaviness or to an object used to hold something down.
What is the opposite of waiting patiently?
| impatiently anxiously | excitably twitchily | unsettledly neurotically | queasily restively | skittishly |
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What is the opposite of wet in English?
| Word Antonym | Wet Dry | Get definition and list of more Antonym and Synonym in English Grammar. |
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What is the opposite dark?
Dark means; with little or no light. Opposites of Dark;
light
.
What is a big word for waiting?
1
await
, linger, abide, delay.
What's a word for anxiously waiting?
| on tenterhooks anxious | waiting for the axe to fall apprehensively expecting | fearfully anticipating nervously awaiting | uneasy antsy | troubled ill at ease |
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Can't wait or Cannot wait?
phrase. If you say that you can't wait to do something or can hardly wait to do it, you are emphasizing
that you are very excited about it and eager to do it
. [spoken, emphasis]
What can I use instead of wait?
- anticipate.
- bide.
- expect.
- linger.
- pause.
- remain.
- rest.
- sojourn.
How do you politely ask someone to wait?
- hold on. phrasal verb. …
- just wait until/till. phrase. …
- hang on/hold on a minute. phrase. …
- wait a minute/second. phrase. …
- just a minute/moment/second. phrase. …
- let me see/think. phrase. …
- bear with me/us. phrasal verb. …
- something will have to wait. phrase.
What is to await?
transitive verb. 1a :
to wait for We are awaiting his arrival
. await a decision. b : to remain in abeyance until a treaty awaiting ratification.
What is the opposite cry?
Opposite of the act of shedding tears, typically from being emotional.
laugh
.
chortle
.
chuckle
.
laughter
.
What does patiently waiting mean?
:
in a patient manner
: with calmness or without complaint or hurry in spite of delays, difficulties, tedium, etc. The bank customers waited patiently for the next teller.
What does thoughtfully mean in English?
1a :
absorbed in thought
: meditative. b : characterized by careful reasoned thinking a thoughtful essay. 2a : having thoughts : heedful became thoughtful about religion. b : given to or chosen or made with heedful anticipation of the needs and wants of others a kind and thoughtful friend.
