What are some opposite words for linger?
Antonyms for linger
ˈlɪŋ gərlin·ger
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term linger.
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Princeton's WordNet
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, hotfootSynonyms:
lurk, tarry, lallygag, footle, mess about, lollygag, loiter, lounge, mill about, hover, dawdle, loaf, mill around, hang aroundloiter, 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?"
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rush along, hasten, hotfoot, bucket along, hie, step on it, rush, race, pelt along, cannonball along, speed, belt alongSynonyms:
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 timetarry, lingerverb
leave slowly and hesitantly
Antonyms:
rush along, rush, bucket along, belt along, speed, hie, race, step on it, hasten, hotfoot, cannonball along, pelt alongSynonyms:
lurk, tarry, lallygag, footle, mess about, lollygag, loiter, lounge, mill about, hover, dawdle, loaf, mill around, hang aroundlinger, 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 itSynonyms:
loaf, lag, hover, loiter, dally, footle, dawdle, mess about, hang around, fall behind, fall back, lollygag, mill about, tarry, lurk, lallygag, mill around, loungehover, 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, rushSynonyms:
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
Editors Contribution
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?
The effects of the pandemic on investment will linger, investors are likely to remain cautious in committing capital to new overseas productive assets.
Anytime you let something like that linger, it's going to carry over into the next game, we don't have the luxury of easing our way into it.
To linger in the observation of things other than the self implies a profound conviction of their worth.
Her problem in Iowa is with Trump supporters, things linger.
I learned a lot in Torino back in 2006, because you have this huge disappointment. And then, you know, it’s really easy to just let that disappointment linger, but you know what we have to just realize is we have the opportunity to come back here and be on an Olympic podium, winning an Olympic medal for the United States of America.
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