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waiting has 2 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 2 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.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
“the wait was an ordeal for him”
being and remaining ready and available for use
“waiting cars and limousines lined the curb”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for waiting come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.