Synonyms for linger
ˈlɪŋ gərlin·ger

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1. linger

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

   Antonyms:
   haste, speed, press, push

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1. lingerverb

   remain present although waning or gradually dying

   "Her perfume lingered on"

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

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

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?"

   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

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

3. tarry, lingerverb

   leave slowly and hesitantly

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

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

4. linger, dawdleverb

   take one's time; proceed slowly

   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

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

5. hover, lingerverb

   move to and fro

   "The shy student lingered in the corner"

   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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Hesitate
   • Leave
   • Move
   • Stay

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1. lingerverb

   Synonyms:
   loiter, delay, tarry, lag, saunter, be slow, wait long, remain long

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1. lingerverb

   Synonyms:
   loiter, saunter, tarry, lag

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1. List of paraphrases for "linger":

   persist

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1. RJ Intindola:

   Action and malice that contradicts the conscience will result in irreparable damage and pain that could linger for years.

2. Francesca Knittel Bowyer:

   Mummy had the fragility of an orchid, the energy of a hummingbird, the tenacity of a hunter. She could change calm waters into a raging storm with a look and the lift of a finger, my heart is a hole without her, but that hole will definitely be filled with incredible memories, sweet, salty and funny. I want her memory to linger with those who knew her and be given to those who did not.

3. Mark Lowcock:

   From a financial standpoint, the cheapest strategy is to invest at this point... rather than let the outbreak linger and invest at a later point.

4. Jonathan Ball:

   We know Ebola can linger for many months after visible symptoms have cleared ... But this is frankly staggering.

5. Tim Quinlan:

   Signs of spring remain largely absent in the industrial sector. The challenges of the stronger dollar and drop in energy prices linger.