Need another word that means the same as “awaited”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “awaited” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Awaited” are: anticipated, hoped-for
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “awaited” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| anticipated | Expected hopefully. |
| hoped-for | Expected hopefully. |
| adjourn | Put off or postpone (a resolution or sentence. Let s adjourn and reconvene at 2 o clock. |
| anxiously | In a manner resulting from or revealing anxiety. We watched anxiously. |
| aspire | Rise high; tower. Other people will aspire to be like you. |
| bear | Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices. Bear news. |
| bide | Remain or stay somewhere. How long must I bide here to wait for the answer. |
| cling | A clingstone peach. We sat clinging on to one another. |
| defer | Hold back to a later time. The judge deferred sentence until 5 April for background reports. |
| deferment | Act of putting off to a future time. He was granted five deferments from the draft. |
| delay | An electronic device which introduces a delay especially in an audio signal. The train was delayed. |
| devour | Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly. More and more green space has been devoured by new sprawling estates. |
| eagerly | With eagerness; in an eager manner. The news was eagerly awaited. |
| forbear | Refrain from doing or using (something. He modestly forbears to include his own work. |
| hesitantly | In a tentative or unsure manner. A young guard hesitantly stepped into the room. |
| hold | Contain or hold have within. Let s hope her luck holds. |
| lag | Cover with lagging to prevent heat loss. Lag pipes. |
| lingering | Lasting for a long time or slow to end. There are still some lingering doubts in my mind. |
| passion | Strong and barely controllable emotion. She nurses a passion for Thomas. |
| patiently | In a way that shows tolerance of delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious. He patiently explained the pros and cons. |
| postpone | Cause or arrange for (something) to take place at a time later than that first scheduled. He postponed implementing the scheme until industry and business were consulted. |
| postponement | The action of postponing something; deferral. The postponement of the elections. |
| procrastinate | Postpone doing what one should be doing. He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late. |
| prorogue | Adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body. James prorogued this Parliament never to call another one. |
| queue | Take one s place in a queue. In the war they had queued for food. |
| reluctant | Unwilling and hesitant; disinclined. Fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him. |
| reside | Be inherent or innate in. The meaning of an utterance does not wholly reside in the semantic meaning. |
| restlessly | In a restless manner. |
| suspend | Hang freely. The sentence was suspended for six months. |
| temporize | Draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time. The opportunity was missed because the queen still temporized. |
| uneasily | With anxiety or apprehension. I shifted uneasily in my seat. |
| wait | A period of waiting. We had a long wait. |
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