Definitions

hold true

VERB

hold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

last operate remain stay

STRONG

apply exist persevere persist resist wear

WEAK

be in effect be in force be the case be valid have bearing hold good remain true stand up stay staunch

Antonyms

STRONGEST

go leave

STRONG

give up quit stop

WEAK

abandon cancel cease desert disbelieve drop forsake halt let go release

Example Sentences

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This directive must hold true in good times as well as bad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

"With the rise of wearables and long-term tracking in humans, I'm excited to see whether the same principles -- early predictors, staged aging, divergent trajectories -- hold true in people."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Given that Thursday marks the 20th day of the conflict, that means the war basically needs to end right now for even the newer Goldman forecast to hold true.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

For industry insiders, "Sinners" may have the upper hand with SAG-AFTRA, which represents more than 160,000 members -- but that may not hold true in two weeks for the Academy Awards.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

If she said it over and over, she wondered if the words would become a spell that would hold true even after he went home.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

hold true

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