held off

VERB

repress

Synonyms

WEAK

bit bridle check control curb defer delay deny forbear hold down hold in inhibit keep keep back keep out postpone prevent put off refrain refuse restrain stop suppress withhold

Antonyms

WEAK

let go reveal

Example Sentences

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held off

Kyiv says it initially held off responding in kind but has since resumed its own strikes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The BBC held off publishing this article to allow Asos to contact its customers first.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Bans on atmospheric testing, numerical limits on delivery systems, and the general understanding that first use will be severely condemned and punished have held off nuclear catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

But he has held off on raising the prices of an oil change, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

But instead, I just held off calling until after dinner.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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