Antonyms for awaited

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uh-weyt

Phonetic Transcription : əˈweɪt

doubt

Definition of awaited

Origin : early 13c., awaiten, from Old North French awaitier (Old French agaitier) "to lie in wait for, watch, observe," from a- "to" (see ad-) + waitier "to watch" (see wait (v.)). Originally especially with a hostile sense. Related: Awaited; awaiting.

verb wait with expectation

Example sentences :

This explosion of the doctor's meant that he invited and awaited some contradiction.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Kate and Harry, meanwhile, awaited their opportunity to go in and visit Aunt Jane.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

I awaited the arrival of the party, which should reach here this morning.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

He awaited, in an agony of suspense, the rattle of the musketry.
Extract from : « The Old Manse (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

In my lifetime—in depression and in war—they have awaited our defeat.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

She awaited the Extreme Unction, and now God alone could save her.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

Until then she had been resigned, she felt so strong and confident as she awaited the miracle.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

Was the wonderful event about to take place, the prodigy she awaited?
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

But the voice from behind the door was not a servant's, nor did it convey the intelligence we all awaited.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

I was, indeed, all unprepared for what awaited me here at the Cedars.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Synonyms for awaited

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