1. (noun)delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait time during which some action is awaited Synonyms: clutch, grip, storage area, delay, keep, holdup, detainment, deferral, handle, hold, appreciation, handgrip, wait, cargo area, detention, postponement, waiting, custody, clasp, cargo deck, clench, clutches, grasp, time lag, deferment, cargo hold
2. (verb)wait, waiting the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) Synonyms: waiting, postponement, wait, time lag, hold, delay
3. (verb)wait stay in one place and anticipate or expect something Synonyms: expect, await, waitress, look, hold off, hold back
4. (verb)wait, hold off, hold back wait before acting Synonyms: await, waitress, hold in, keep, restrain, hold back, hold off, hold, look, check, conceal, retain, contain, keep back, forbear, wait, stop, expect, arrest, turn back
5. (verb)expect, look, await, wait look forward to the probable occurrence of Synonyms: count, await, search, appear, depend, hold back, seem, carry, hold off, front, reckon, look, gestate, wait, bet, attend, require, anticipate, waitress, take care, have a bun in the oven, face, ask, calculate, expect, bear, see
6. (verb)wait, waitress serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant Synonyms: expect, await, waitress, look, hold off, hold back, wait
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'wait'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. wait To abide is to remain continuously without limit of time unless expressed by the context: "to-day I must abide at thy house," Luke xix, 5; "a settled place for thee to abide in forever," 1 K Synonyms: abide, anticipate, dwell, remain, stop, await, endure, reside, tarry, bear, expect, rest, tolerate, bide, inhabit, sojourn, wait, confront, live, stay, watch, continue, lodge Antonyms: abandon, forfeit, migrate, reject, avoid, forfend, move, resist, depart, journey, proceed, shun
Synonyms for wait 
