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holding to
adjective as in conservative
Strongest match
adjective as in traditionalist
adjective as in traditionalistic
Weak matches
- bourgeois
- constant
- controlled
- conventional
- die-hard
- fearful
- firm
- fogyish
- fuddy-duddy
- guarded
- hard hat
- hidebound
- illiberal
- in a rut
- inflexible
- middle-of-the-road
- obstinate
- old guard
- old-line
- orthodox
- quiet
- reactionary
- right of center
- right-wing
- rightist
- sober
- stable
- steady
- traditional
- traditionalist
- unchangeable
- unchanging
- uncreative
- undaring
- unimaginative
- unprogressive
adjective as in unbending
Weak matches
- aloof
- distant
- do-or-die
- dug in
- formal
- hard as nails
- hard-line
- hold one's ground
- hold the fort
- hold the line
- incompliant
- inelastic
- inexorable
- inflexible
- intractable
- locked-in
- obdurate
- relentless
- resolute
- set in stone
- severe
- single-minded
- standing one's ground
- standing pat
- sticking to one's guns
- stiff
- strict
- stubborn
- uncompromising
- unflexible
- unrelenting
- unswayable
- unyielding
- uptight
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Example Sentences
Don't you remember, three months ago, how you fretted and hesitated about taking the position that you are holding to-day?
From Project Gutenberg
I had a long talk with Captain Holding to-day; he hopes to make a fairly quick passage, but says he is short of hands.
From Project Gutenberg
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On this page you'll find 167 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to holding to, such as: traditional, cautious, constant, conventional, firm, and moderate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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