Synonyms for waylay
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
Forms
- Past participle
- waylaid
e.g. waylaid → ambushed, lurked, scuppered, bushwhacked…
Example sentences
- ambush The police arranged an ambush to catch the mugger.
- lurk In the depths of the human soul, dark feelings lurk.
- accost You never know who might accost you on a dark street.
By length
- 4 letters
- lurk1
- 6 letters
- ambush2, accost2
- 7 letters
- scupper2
- 9 letters
- ambuscade, bushwhack2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ambush2 = 2 syllables).