Synonyms for awhile
əˈʰwaɪl, əˈwaɪlawhile

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1. awhile

   Synonyms:
   briefly, little

   Antonyms:
   ever, always, forever, ever, more

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1. awhile, for a whileadverb

   for a short time

   "sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while"

   Synonyms:
   for a while

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1. awhileadjective

   Synonyms:
   for a time, for some time, some time, for a while

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1. Rita Moreno:

   I'm simply saying, can't you just wait awhile and leave Washington Heights alone ? it would be so nice if they hadn't come up with that and left it alone, just for now. I mean, they're really attacking the wrong person.

2. Bill Jeffress:

   I had no reason until I heard last night to know that anything was imminent, i had my hopes up for quite awhile. We've been trying since the end of the President George W. Bush administration to get this done.

3. Lisa McNair:

   I just was overwhelmed, i just laid in bed for awhile because it was too much to take. It's so sad for me, sad that we're still doing this to each other 50 years after Denise was killed.

4. Cate Meighan:

   Time and again we have watched celebs fall from grace, and if they law low for awhile they often can return, think of Martha Stewart, Paula Deen or Robert Downey Jr. all of those years ago. If Billy comes back, owns his behavior and apologizes without trying to explain things away, he'll be forgiven. Meighan, however, suggested Bush's options may be limited. I think he will work again. He may not be at a top network, but he'll work. Gainor notes that Bush has friends in all the right places in Hollywood.

5. Unknown:

   Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people move our souls to dance. They awaken us to a new understanding with the passing whisper of their wisdom. Some people make the sky more beautiful to gaze upon. They stay in our lives for awhile.