hold out - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

thrust or extend out

Synonyms

• exsert
• extend
• hold out
• put out
• stretch forth
• stretch out

More generic

• gesticulate
• gesture
• motion

More specific

• hyperextend

Verb

stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

Synonyms

• hold out
• resist
• stand firm
• withstand

More generic

• defend
• fight
• fight back
• fight down
• oppose

More specific

• defy
• hold
• hold off
• hold up
• outbrave
• remain firm
• stand
• stand out
• stand up
• withstand

Verb

continue to live and avoid dying

Synonyms

• endure
• go
• hold out
• hold up
• last
• live
• live on
• survive

More specific

• hold up
• hold water
• live out
• perennate
• stand up

Related

• be
• live

Related

• be
• exist
• live
• subsist
• survive

Verb

wait uncompromisingly for something desirable

Synonyms

• hold out

More generic

• hold back
• hold off
• wait

Verb

last and be usable

Synonyms

• endure
• hold out
• wear

More generic

• endure
• last

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