waived

Gave up willingly

Waived is the past tense of waive, meaning to voluntarily give up a right, claim, or privilege: She waived her right to an attorney.

Fees or requirements can be waived—set aside or not enforced: The bank waived the late fee, They waived the usual prerequisites.

Not to be confused with waved.

forgone

relinquished

Gave up possession of

renounced · sacrificed · ceded · yielded · conceded · abstained · declined · foregone · passed on · given up

exempted

exempted

Released from requirement

relieved · immune · privileged · absolved · cleared · pardoned · reprieved · freed · unbound · exonerated

dismissed

dismissed

Released from duty

ignored · overlooked · brushed aside · suspended · deferred · postponed · shelved · tabled · bypassed · sidelined

nullified

revoked

Officially canceled or withdrawn

canceled · invalidated · nullified · retracted · withdrawn · abolished · repealed · abrogated · quashed · overturned

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enforcement/insistence

waivedenforced

Made to be followed

upheld · applied · imposed · maintained · asserted

claiming/demanding

waivedclaimed

Stated as fact

demanded · asserted · invoked · exercised · pursued

requirement imposition

waivedimposed

Forced onto others

mandated · required · instituted · applied · levied

Phrases
Family

waive, waiver, waiving, waives

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