Synonyms for waive
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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

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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

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1. waive

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

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

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1. waive(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   relinquish, renounce, give up, forego

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1. waive(v)

   Synonyms:
   relinquish, forego, surrender

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1. List of paraphrases for "waive":

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

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1. Cheryl Fish-Parcham:

   People who have insurance that they either bought themselves or that they're getting through an employer that is state regulated. In that case, some states have required that those insurers waive cost sharing for Covid-related treatment.

2. Jaime Rodriguez:

   Our government is being completely open, but we can't waive their (taxes) for 20 years if they're going to put me in prison for allowing it.

3. Chief Executive Brian Molefe:

   Eskom's financial position does not allow us to waive penalties or renegotiate contracts simply because of the sake of rescuing a particular mine. We are not in the business of rescuing mines.

4. 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.

5. Brett Schaefer:

   What needs to happen is the State Department needs to be far more aggressive and assertive in these instances. They either need to take the person back or waive diplomatic immunity, our State Department has a history of being very accommodating; that is, unfortunately, a historical reality.

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