English Synonym Finder

waive

Definitions

To refrain from insisting on or using a right or claim.

To set aside or dispense with a requirement or rule.

Examples

The university decided to waive the application fee for students from low-income families.

Both parties agreed to waive their right to a jury trial in favor of a private settlement.

Synonyms

relinquish forgo renounce surrender abandon cede forfeit

Antonyms

claim enforce demand assert insist uphold retain