Synonyms of awaits

awaits

verb

present tense third-person singular of await

1

as in expects

to believe in the future occurrence of (something)

members of the sect are confidently awaiting the imminent end of the world

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expects
• anticipates
• predicts
• hopes (for)
• watches (for)
• looks for
• foresees
• depends (on or upon)
• looks forward to
• envisions
• counts (on or upon)
• envisages
• relies (on or upon)
• waits (for)
• views
• contemplates
• presupposes
• presumes
• foretells
• assumes
• banks on
• eyes
• prophesies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questions
• doubts

2

as in waits

to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something

crowds had been awaiting in the streets for hours

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waits
• stays
• lingers
• remains
• bides
• sits tight
• holds on
• cools one's heels
• bides one's time
• holds one's breath
• expects
• hangs around
• sticks around
• tarries
• anticipates
• stands by
• watches (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of awaits

As the market tries to keep the momentum going, a quiet calendar of earnings and economic reports awaits in the week ahead. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Another test awaits Sunday, with Brian Flores’ blitzing Vikings defense hoping to wreak havoc on a Dolphins offense that has the second-lowest pass block win rate in football, per ESPN. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

The opening two contests couldn’t have gone much worse for the Hawks, and a hungry Sabres team awaits them in Buffalo on Saturday. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

The problem is the transition costs, which are unavoidable and cannot be decoupled from efforts to avoid the future warming that awaits us. — Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

If the Yankees can overcome that onslaught of left-handed pitching, another division foe awaits them in the ALDS. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 27 Sep. 2026

Weinstein, who has been in ailing health in recent years, awaits resentencing for his 2022 rape conviction in Los Angeles. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Onshore, a Pinterest-worthy scene awaits with a calico tent fringed with palm leaves, colourful beanbags, a stack of novels, and a small campfire. — Claire Turrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

After that, a very tough challenge awaits against Trophy Club Byron Nelson. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026