Synonyms for Waited:

v.

•hesitated (verb)
halted, Recoiled, delayed, Faltered, Shrank, Paused, Hesitated, balked, shrunk.
•remained (verb)
Persisted, Prevailed, Remained, Lingered, Tarried, Lasted, Endured.
•rested (verb)
Stagnated, Stayed, settled down, Vegetated, Subsided, Slumbered, Calmed, Stood, Slept, fixed, settled, marked time, Tranquilized, rested, becalmed, Quieted, Stilled.

Usage examples for Waited

1. Ishmael waited in silence. – Secret Bread by F. Tennyson Jesse

2. That was why I waited – The Miller Of Old Church by Ellen Glasgow

3. If he thought he should ha' more, he said nothing, only waited – Between You and Me by Sir Harry Lauder