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wait has 11 distinct synonyms spread across 5 of its 6 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
“I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets”
look forward to the probable occurrence of
“We were expecting a visit from our relatives”
time during which some action is awaited
“instant replay caused too long a delay”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for wait come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
“the wait was an ordeal for him”