Thesaurus / holds
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synonyms for holds
- enjoy
- own
- seize
- keep
- arrest
- maintain
- take
- have
- imprison
- carry
- detain
- occupy
- secure
- clinch
- press
- nourish
- embrace
- cherish
- vise
- check
- fondle
- wield
- adhere
- cradle
- restrain
- cling
- confine
- grip
- hug
- handle
- contain
- stick
- clench
- catch
- squeeze
- wring
- clasp
- possess
- cleave
- bind
- retain
- withhold
- trammel
- clutch
- enclose
- bottle up
- hang on
- palm
- cork up
- freeze to
- keep close
- keep out
- lock up
- not let go
- put a lock on
- stay put
- buy
- maintain
- okay
- consider
- credit
- feel
- regard
- aver
- entertain
- reckon
- esteem
- presume
- sense
- judge
- assume
- deem
- think
- view
- swear by
- bet bottom dollar
- have hunch
- have sneaking suspicion
- lap up
- lay money on
- set store by
- swear up and down
- take as gospel truth
- take stock in
- cross one's heart
- remain
- operate
- last
- stay
- persevere
- resist
- exist
- wear
- persist
- apply
- be in effect
- be in force
- be the case
- be valid
- have bearing
- hold good
- hold true
- remain true
- stand up
- stay staunch
On this page you'll find 279 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to holds, such as: grip, influence, dominance, control, pull, and occupancy.
antonyms for holds
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- cancel
- stop
- quit
- halt
- drop
- miss
- help
- allow
- abandon
- untie
- unfasten
- loose
- fail
- neglect
- free
- offer
- let go
- give
- lose
- want
- desert
- cease
- forsake
- disbelieve
- permit
- assist
- aid
- exclude
- loosen
- ignore
- liberate
- release
- reject
- need
- lack
- cancel
- stop
- quit
- halt
- abandon
- let go
- drop
- leave
- neglect
- forget
- desert
- cease
- forsake
- release
- mistrust
- disbelieve
- disregard
- ignore
- reject
- refuse
- cancel
- stop
- quit
- halt
- abandon
- let go
- drop
- unfasten
- lose
- fail
- desert
- cease
- forsake
- disbelieve
- release
- weaken
- dodge
- avoid
- refuse
- cancel
- stop
- quit
- halt
- abandon
- let go
- drop
- lose
- fail
- desert
- cease
- forsake
- disbelieve
- release
- exclude
- reject
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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The player to his right holds eight, the player to his left has only six—the right side wins, the left side loses.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSHis nature was bold and fitted to command, and to him is due, in a large degree, the proud position the Midland holds to-day.
FIFTY YEARS OF RAILWAY LIFE IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELANDJOSEPH TATLOWHe holds them with the air of a gentleman, comfortable and at ease in all respects, mentally and bodily.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSWe have worked this out for all classes of tone—string, flute and diapason—and the law holds good in every instance.
THE RECENT REVOLUTION IN ORGAN BUILDINGGEORGE LAING MILLERDey's squar little towels what you holds in yer lap to wipe yer fingers on when you've done eatin'.
THE CROMPTONSMARY J. HOLMESHis brain—the part where human reasoning holds normal sway—was dominated by the purely primitive instinct of flight.
UNCANNY TALESVARIOUSA different rule applies to a naked trustee who holds the title to the stock without any real interest in it.
PUTNAM'S HANDY LAW BOOK FOR THE LAYMANALBERT SIDNEY BOLLESOn the 29th we had completed our holds with wood and water and prepared to leave the harbour.
NARRATIVE OF A SURVEY OF THE INTERTROPICAL AND WESTERN COASTS OF AUSTRALIA] [VOLUME 2 OF 2]PHILLIP PARKER KINGOn the steps lies the Spanish flag with a broken staff, and in her hand she holds on high the Philippine flag of freedom.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMANAnd I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the strong holds of Benadad.
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUS