Wait : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'wait': discover synonyms for the word wait, such as await or postponement.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as wait. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": await and delay.

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Synonyms for wait sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for wait Degree of synonymy of wait Frequency in the language

await
30051 3.55

postponement
30051 0.51

delay
30051 11.02

hold
30033 436.73

expect
30010 103.90

look
29977 1947.27

standby
20052 2.96

linger
20051 1.45

tarry
20051 0.45

meantime
20051 15.08

postpone
20051 3.90

defer
20051 0.59

bide
20050 0.55

stay
20050 515.65

sufferance
20049 0.10

suspense
20049 2.24

let
20049 2419.24

Lexical field of "wait"

await
delay
expect
look
postponement
hold
hold off
hold back
time lag
bide
sit
defer
see
postpone
awaiting
come
take
want
leave
queue
awaited
linger
let
awaits
stay
just
hope
not
queuing
expecting
till
overdue
listen
hey
okay
tarry
here
hoped
hang
time
what
stand
expected
likely
anticipation
sleep
shh
standby
stop
meantime