Thesaurus / hold on
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synonyms for hold on
- exist
- go on
- hold
- linger
- live
- live on
- persist
- remain
- ride out
- stay
- survive
- sustain
- abide
- be
- bide
- cling
- last
- outlast
- outlive
- prevail
- stand
- superannuate
- wear
- be left
- be long lived
- be timeless
- carry on
- carry through
- hang on
- have no end
- hold out
- keep on
- never say die
- perdure
- run on
- stay on
- stick to
- wear on
- wear well
- conduct
- endure
- go ahead
- happen
- last
- occur
- persist
- proceed
- stay
- take place
- act
- advance
- bear
- behave
- carry on
- come about
- comport
- deport
- execute
- hang on
- keep on
- persevere
- ramble
- balance
- compete
- contend
- continue
- emulate
- go on
- keep pace
- keep step
- match
- pace
- persevere
- preserve
- rival
- run with
- vie
- endure
- keep going
- persist
- press on
- proceed
- pursue
- stand firm
- continue
- maintain
- remain
- be determined
- be resolved
- be stubborn
- carry on
- go for broke
- go for it
- go on
- hang in
- hang tough
- hold fast
- keep driving
- keep on
- leave no stone unturned
- plug away
- see it through
- stay the course
- stick with it
- carry on
- carry over
- continue
- endure
- go on
- linger
- persevere
- prevail
- pursue
- recur
- remain
- abide
- grind
- insist
- last
- obtain
- perseverate
- repeat
- strive
- be resolute
- be stubborn
- follow through
- follow up
- go all the way
- go the limit
- keep up
- leave no stone unturned
- perdure
- see through
- stick it out
- stick to guns
- tough it out
- stick around
- anticipate
- bide one's time
- cool it
- fill time
- hang around
- hang out
- hold the phone
- keep your shirt on
- lie in wait
- lie low
- linger
- mark time
- put on hold
- stall
- stand by
- stay put
- attach
- catch
- fix
- glue
- hold
- linger
- paste
- remain
- stay
- bind
- bond
- braze
- cement
- clasp
- cleave
- cling
- clog
- cohere
- fasten
- fuse
- hug
- jam
- join
- lodge
- persist
- snag
- solder
- unite
- weld
- be bogged down
- become embedded
- become immobilized
- cling like ivy
- freeze to
- hold fast
- stay put
- stick like barnacle
- stick together
- await
- delay
- expect
- hang
- linger
- remain
- stand by
- stay
- stick around
- watch
- abide
- anticipate
- bide
- dally
- foresee
- stall
- tarry
- bide one's time
- cool it
- fill time
- hang around
- hang onto your hat
- hang out
- hold back
- hold everything
- hold the phone
- hole up
- keep shirt on
- lie in wait
- lie low
- look for
- look forward to
- mark time
- put on hold
- save it
- sit tight
- sit up for
- stay up for
- sweat it
antonyms for hold on
MOST RELEVANT
- go
- halt
- leave
- let go
- release
- detach
- disconnect
- loose
- loosen
- open
- separate
- unfasten
- remove
- unfix
- unstick
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
How to use hold on in a sentence
Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEHe was too drowsy to hold the thought more than a moment in his mind, much less to reflect upon it.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODOne adorable smile she gave him, and before he could advance to hold the door for her, she had opened it and passed out.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATININot being sufficiently numerous to hold out the town as well as the Alamo, they retreated into the latter.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSHe was well set in the form of a man now, the months since his imprisonment having brought him much to fasten upon and hold.
THE BONDBOYGEORGE W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) OGDENIf the Turks get hold of a lot of fresh men and throw them upon us during the night,—perhaps they may knock us off into the sea.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONMake a personal appeal to your men and Godley's to make a supreme effort to hold their ground.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONWhy, the skule committy are goin' to hold a meetin' up here to say whether they'll move the skule house or the cats.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSIt took twenty Eskimos to hold it when allowed full play, and even these it jerked about in a manner that highly diverted them.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEIt laid its hold upon agriculture, sowing and reaping the grain and transporting it to the ends of the earth.
THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE OF SOCIAL JUSTICESTEPHEN LEACOCKWORDS RELATED TO HOLD ON
- abide
- be
- be left
- be long lived
- be timeless
- bide
- carry on
- carry through
- cling
- exist
- go on
- hang on
- have no end
- hold
- hold on
- hold out
- keep on
- last
- linger
- live
- live on
- never say die
- outlast
- outlive
- perdure
- persist
- prevail
- remain
- ride out
- run on
- stand
- stay
- stay on
- stick to
- superannuate
- survive
- sustain
- wear
- wear on
- wear well
- abides
- accustoms
- allows
- bears the brunt
- braves
- brooks
- copes with
- countenances
- eats
- encounters
- experiences
- faces
- feels
- goes through
- grins and bears it
- hangs in
- is patient with
- keeps up
- knows
- lives out
- lives through
- meets with
- never says dies
- permits
- puts up with
- repress feelings
- resigns oneself
- rides out
- sits through
- stands
- sticks
- sticks it out
- stomachs
- subject to
- submits to
- suffers
- supports
- sustains
- swallows
- takes
- takes it
- takes patiently
- tolerates
- undergoes
- weathers
- withstands
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.