waive
Relinquish a right
To waive is to voluntarily give up a right, claim, or privilege: She waived her right to an attorney.
The word implies formal relinquishment—you waive fees, requirements, or legal protections.
To waive something off is to dismiss it with a gesture.
Not to be confused with wave, which involves motion.
Deliberately do without
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- renounceFormally give up
- abandonLeave behind permanently
- cedeFormally surrender possession
yield · resign · abdicate · disclaim · forsake · relinquish · divest · sacrifice
Willful lack of attention
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- ignoreRefuse to notice
- set asideReserve for future use
- brush asideReject without serious thought
dispense with · discount · pass over · neglect · skip · omit · bypass · forego
Delay to later time
- delayEnforced waiting period
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- shelveSuspend or store
hold off · put off · set aside · reschedule · adjourn · stay · moratorium · extension
Release from requirement
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- immunityProtected from harm
- releaseTo let go
pardon · excuse · spare · bypass · override · suspension · deferral · reprieve
Statement denying responsibility
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- clauseProvision in agreement
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
contract · agreement · stipulation · requirement · condition · formality · regulation · obligation
forgo
Deliberately do without
cede · yield · resign · abdicate · disclaim · forsake · relinquish · divest · sacrifice · give up
disregard
Willful lack of attention
brush aside · dispense with · discount · pass over · neglect · skip · omit · bypass · forego · let slide
postpone
Delay to later time
shelve · hold off · put off · set aside · reschedule · adjourn · stay · moratorium · extension · continuance
exemption
Release from requirement
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- immunityProtected from harm
release · pardon · excuse · spare · bypass · override · suspension · deferral · reprieve · privilege
disclaimer
Statement denying responsibility
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- clauseProvision in agreement
provision · contract · agreement · stipulation · requirement · condition · formality · regulation · obligation · covenant
- approvalsapproved, approve, authorizing, certification, endorsing
- giving upgive up, giving up, quit, quitting, surrender
- opt-outsopt out, unsubscribe, decline, refuse, withdraw
- abandonmentabandon, abandoned, forsake, desert, leave
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
- give permissionpermit, allow, authorize, approve, consent
- tuition waiverExemption from academic fees
- liability waiverLegal exemption from responsibility
- fee waiverRelease from required payment
- waiver formLegal liability disclaimer document
- waived feesCosts officially excused
- damage waiverContract limiting repair responsibility