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Synonyms for lying in wait in English

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lying in wait:
- lying in wait
- trap; ambush; lying in wait; ambuscade

English

Detailed Synonyms for lying in wait in English

lying in wait:

lying in wait adj

lying in wait

– waiting in concealment; in ambush ¹
lying in wait
– waiting in concealment; in ambush ¹
- lying in wait adj
  - an army lying in wait in the forest¹

lying in wait [the ~] noun

the lying in wait

– the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise ¹
the trap; the ambush; the lying in wait; the ambuscade
– the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise ¹
- trap [the ~] noun
- ambush [the ~] noun
- lying in wait [the ~] noun
- ambuscade [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "lying in wait":

concealed
ambush; ambuscade; trap; surprise attack; coup de main

Related Definitions for "lying in wait":

waiting in concealment; in ambush¹
- an army lying in wait in the forest¹
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise¹

Related Synonyms for lying in wait

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