Antonyms for linger
ˈlɪŋ gərlin·ger

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1. linger

   Antonyms:
   haste, speed, press, push

   Synonyms:
   tarry, loiter, saunter, lag, hesitate, wait

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1. • Hesitate
   • Leave
   • Move
   • Stay

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lingerverb

   remain present although waning or gradually dying

   "Her perfume lingered on"

   Antonyms:
   step on it, rush, hie, pelt along, belt along, bucket along, rush along, hasten, cannonball along, speed, race, hotfoot

   Synonyms:
   lurk, tarry, lallygag, footle, mess about, lollygag, loiter, lounge, mill about, hover, dawdle, loaf, mill around, hang around

2. loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill aroundverb

   be about

   "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

   Antonyms:
   rush along, hasten, hotfoot, bucket along, hie, step on it, rush, race, pelt along, cannonball along, speed, belt along

   Synonyms:
   loll around, loaf, bushwhack, bum about, hover, arse about, lounge around, mill around, frig around, arse around, mess about, lurk, bum around, lounge, waylay, loiter, loll, mill about, bum, mill, hang around, lollygag, skulk, lallygag, footle, tarry, ambuscade, lie in wait, scupper, ambush, lounge about, dawdle, waste one's time

3. tarry, lingerverb

   leave slowly and hesitantly

   Antonyms:
   rush along, rush, bucket along, belt along, speed, hie, race, step on it, hasten, hotfoot, cannonball along, pelt along

   Synonyms:
   lurk, tarry, lallygag, footle, mess about, lollygag, loiter, lounge, mill about, hover, dawdle, loaf, mill around, hang around

4. linger, dawdleverb

   take one's time; proceed slowly

   Antonyms:
   rush along, hie, bucket along, hotfoot, rush, hasten, cannonball along, belt along, race, pelt along, speed, step on it

   Synonyms:
   loaf, lag, hover, loiter, dally, footle, dawdle, mess about, hang around, fall behind, fall back, lollygag, mill about, tarry, lurk, lallygag, mill around, lounge

5. hover, lingerverb

   move to and fro

   "The shy student lingered in the corner"

   Antonyms:
   race, speed, step on it, hotfoot, pelt along, hie, rush along, cannonball along, belt along, bucket along, hasten, rush

   Synonyms:
   loaf, mess about, mill around, levitate, hover, loiter, lallygag, footle, bulk large, dawdle, oscillate, hang around, lollygag, mill about, tarry, vacillate, loom, vibrate, brood, lounge, lurk

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1. lingerverb

   Synonyms:
   loiter, saunter, tarry, lag

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wanderlust

   stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave.

   he lingered a he packed to go home.

   Submitted by anayazachery on September 25, 2020  

How to use linger in a sentence?

1. Chuck Schumer:

   If their plans go into effect, Covid will linger longer and the chance of new variants and new more dangerous variants occurring increases, it is anti-science, anti-common sense, it makes no sense.

2. Lucius Annaeus Seneca:

   The primary sign of a well-ordered mind is a man's ability to remain in one place and linger in his own company.

3. George Wood:

   Her problem in Iowa is with Trump supporters, things linger.

4. Brian Schatz:

   Social media companies have stumbled onto a stubborn, devastating fact, the way to get kids to linger on the platforms and to maximize profit is to upset them — to make them outraged, to make them agitated, to make them scared, to make them vulnerable, to make them feel helpless, anxious [and] despondent.

5. Gandolfo - (RJ Intindola):

   We all acquire two types of scars; one is visible for all to see and the other resides deep within us. Both possess pain but others can only determine if the external scars have healed. The emotional scars within are usually more painful and can linger for years.

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