OUTSTAY Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word outstay. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| overstay | verbv | |||||
verb • stay too long | ||||||
| abide | verbv | |||||
verb • dwell • put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||||||
| endure | verbv | |||||
verb • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • face and withstand with courage • continue to live and avoid dying • undergo or be subjected to • last and be usable • persist for a specified period of time • continue to exist | ||||||
| linger | verbv | |||||
verb • remain present although waning or gradually dying • be about a place without any apparent purpose • leave slowly and hesitantly • take one's time; proceed slowly • to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time | ||||||
| remain | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • stay the same; remain in a certain state • continue in a place, position, or situation • be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc. • stay behind | ||||||
| stay | verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n | |||||
noun • continuing or remaining in a place or state • the state of inactivity following an interruption • a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted • a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset) • (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar verb • stay the same; remain in a certain state • stay put (in a certain place) • dwell • continue in a place, position, or situation • remain behind • stop or halt • stay behind • hang on during a trial of endurance • stop a judicial process • fasten with stays • overcome or allay | ||||||
| wait | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • time during which some action is awaited • the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) verb • stay in one place and anticipate or expect something • wait before acting • look forward to the probable occurrence of • serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant | ||||||
