waylaid waying • waylaidlessness · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · waylaid · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) wait in hiding to attack. Synonyms: ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait. · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · ambush · · Synonym 1 scupper · · Synonym 2 bushwhack · · Synonym 3 waylay · · Synonym 4 lurk · · Synonym 5 ambuscade · · Synonym 6 lie in wait · · Synonym 7 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C w latin small letter w U+0077 y latin small letter y U+0079