Synonyms for waive
weɪv

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense with(verb)

   do without or cease to hold or adhere to

   "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"

   Synonyms:
   quit, foreswear, predate, antedate, spare, dispense with, part with, release, throw overboard, renounce, forego, give up, let go, let go of, resign, forgo, relinquish, forfeit, antecede, precede, free

2. forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo, forego(verb)

   lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

   "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"

   Synonyms:
   spare, antedate, allow, abandon, forfeit, vacate, precede, release, give up, resign, forgo, kick, throw in, predate, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, throw overboard, dispense with, cede, stop, relinquish, throw in the towel, deliver, cease, chuck up the sponge, renounce, discontinue, deep-six, drop out, free, antecede, drop by the wayside, forego, quit, foreswear

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. waive

   Synonyms:
   contradict, contravene, controvert, deny, disprove, dispute, gainsay, oppose, refute, repudiate, retract

   Antonyms:
   affirm, allege, assert, asseverate, assure, aver, avouch, avow, certify, claim, declare, depose, express, inform, maintain, predicate, pronounce, propound, protest, say, set forth, specify, state, swear, tell, testify

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. waive

   Synonyms:
   forego, abandon, remit, cancel, drop, relinquish, castoff

   Antonyms:
   press, urge, enforce, assert, claim, vindicate

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. waive(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   relinquish, renounce, give up, forego

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. waive(v)

   Synonyms:
   relinquish, forego, surrender

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   renounce, unapply, relinquish, forego, forgo, abandon, lift, derogate, suspend, cancel, abdicate, exempt, waiver, annul, cede, surrender

How to pronounce waive?

Alex

US English

Daniel

British

Karen

Australian

Veena

Indian

How to say waive in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use waive in a sentence?

1. Jerry Nadler:

   The President says The President doesn't want people talking about certain things, but they have already talked about those things to Mueller and to others. So that means if there was any executive privilege it's been waived, you can not waive the privilege and then reassert it, so there is no legal excuse whatsoever... The only question is how long they will draw it out in court before the subpoena is followed, and how contemptuous of Congress this administration will be.

2. Behnam Ben Taleblu:

   It's absolutely true that the protests in Iran are affecting the calculus over the decision to waive sanctions on Tehran.

3. Hardik Shah:

   A possible solution is to waive the goods and services tax (GST) compensation cess..on coal.

4. John Cornyn:

   John Cornyn can't really waive executive privilege — it's not John Cornyn to privilege, it's the President's privilege.

5. State John Kerry:

   I am also confident that the recent changes in visa requirements passed in Congress, which the Administration has the authority to waive, will not in any way prevent us from meeting our [ nuclear deal ] commitments, and that we will implement Top Tehran officials so as not to interfere with legitimate business interests of Iran.

Images & Illustrations of waive