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hold out

Definitions

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  • verb transitive To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
  • verb idiomatic To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)
  • verb idiomatic To survive, endure.
  • verb idiomatic To withhold something.
  • verb transitive To set something aside or save it for later.
  • noun Alternative spelling of holdout..

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synonyms (150)

Words with the same meaning

  1. abide
  2. balk
  3. be proof against
  4. be unflappable
  5. be unmoved
  6. be unwilling
  7. bear up
  8. bear up against
  9. beg off
  10. bide
  11. boycott
  12. carry on
  13. come up fighting
  14. continue
  15. continue to be
  16. decline
  17. decline to accept
  18. defeat time
  19. defy
  20. defy time
  21. die hard
  22. dig in
  23. disagree
  24. disallow
  25. disclaim
  26. dissent
  27. dwell
  28. endure
  29. exist
  30. extend
  31. get home free
  32. give
  33. go on
  34. go on strike
  35. go out
  36. hang in
  37. hang in there
  38. hang on
  39. hang tough
  40. hold
  41. hold fast
  42. hold forth
  43. hold on
  44. hold out against
  45. hold up
  46. keep
  47. keep on
  48. keep up
  49. last
  50. last long
  51. last out
  52. live
  53. live on
  54. live through
  55. live through it
  56. live with it
  57. lock out
  58. maintain
  59. negate
  60. negative
  61. never say die
  62. not back down
  63. not budge
  64. not buy
  65. not consent
  66. not flag
  67. not give up
  68. not hear of
  69. not submit
  70. not think of
  71. not weaken
  72. offer
  73. perdure
  74. perennate
  75. persevere
  76. persist
  77. picket
  78. pose
  79. prefer
  80. present
  81. prevail
  82. proffer
  83. put up
  84. rebuff
  85. refuse
  86. refuse consent
  87. reject
  88. remain
  89. remain firm
  90. repel
  91. repudiate
  92. repulse
  93. resist
  94. resist entreaty
  95. resist persuasion
  96. revolt
  97. ride it out
  98. run
  99. run on
  100. say nay
  101. say no
  102. see it out
  103. shut it down
  104. sit down
  105. slow down
  106. stand
  107. stand aloof
  108. stand fast
  109. stand firm
  110. stand no nonsense
  111. stand out
  112. stand pat
  113. stand the gaff
  114. stand up
  115. stay
  116. stay it out
  117. stay on
  118. stay put
  119. stay the distance
  120. stay with it
  121. stick
  122. stick fast
  123. stick it
  124. stick it out
  125. stick out
  126. stick to it
  127. stick with it
  128. stickle
  129. strike
  130. submit
  131. subsist
  132. survive
  133. sustain
  134. sweat it out
  135. take it
  136. take no denial
  137. take what comes
  138. tarry
  139. tender
  140. tide over
  141. tough it out
  142. turn down
  143. vote nay
  144. vote negatively
  145. walk out
  146. wear
  147. wear well
  148. weather
  149. weather the storm
  150. withstand

cross-references (2)

Cross-references

  1. dead-ender
  2. die-hard

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