waved Synonyms & Antonyms
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Waved as a Verb
simple past and past participle of wave
To relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forego.
If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.
To put aside, avoid.
To outlaw (someone).
To abandon, give up (someone or something).
To move from side to side; to sway.
To stray, wander.
To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
The flag waved in the gentle breeze.
To move one’s hand back and forth (generally above the shoulders) in greeting or departure.
(metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
I waved goodbye from across the room.
To have an undulating or wavy form.
To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an undulating form or surface to.
To produce waves to the hair.
To swing and miss at a pitch.
Jones waves at strike one.
To cause to move back and forth repeatedly.
The starter waved the flag to begin the race.
(metonymic) To signal (someone or something) with a waving movement.
To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state.
To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft.
Waved as an Adjective
Having a wave-like form or outline; undulating.
Wavy.
Having on the margin a succession of curved segments or incisions.
Indented.
Waved in a Sentence
If you waive the right to be silent, anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.
The flag waved in the gentle breeze.
I waved goodbye from across the room.
Jones waves at strike one.
The starter waved the flag to begin the race.
Word Forms & Grammar
waved
waved (comparative more waved, superlative most waved)
Words That Rhyme With Waved
Waved: Key Facts
| Part of speech | verb, adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /weɪvd/ |
| Meaning | simple past and past participle of wave |
| Comparative / superlative | more waved, most waved |