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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'hold up'

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1. (verb) hold, support, sustain, hold up
be the physical support of; carry the weight of
Synonyms: take, hold in, hold out, make, endure, fend for, affirm, view as, underpin, carry, book, concur, have, maintain, hold, last, moderate, sustain, corroborate, confirm, retain, nourish, nurse, defy, support, go, stick up, keep up, patronise, guard, prevail, declare, withstand, adjudge, tolerate, indorse, accommodate, abide, control, prolong, stomach, harbour, patronage, live, reserve, check, hold back, stick out, brook, give, take hold, go for, patronize, deem, apply, stand up, obtain, substantiate, survive, get, bind, stand, have got, entertain, plunk for, live on, curb, back, restrain, keep, concord, keep back, oblige, throw, arrest, hold water, contain, back up, suffer, bear, nurture, subscribe, take for, hold up, harbor, detain, defend, put up, confine, keep going, bear out, admit, digest, plump for, endorse, halt, obligate, agree, delay

2. (verb) hold up
hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
Synonyms: go, live, detain, stick up, last, delay, support, hold up, hold out, hold, sustain, live on, hold water, endure, stand up, withstand, defy, survive

3. (verb) delay, detain, hold up
cause to be slowed down or delayed
Synonyms: go, live, detain, stick up, stay, last, delay, confine, hold up, hold out, hold, sustain, hold water, live on, support, check, retard, endure, stand up, withstand, defy, survive

4. (verb) hold up, stick up
rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
Synonyms: go, live, detain, stick up, last, delay, support, hold up, hold out, hold, sustain, live on, hold water, endure, stand up, withstand, defy, survive

5. (verb) survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
continue to live through hardship or adversity
Synonyms: subsist, perish, give way, hold out, run, endure, lead, experience, give out, conk out, operate, travel, hold, function, die, sustain, stretch forth, last, go away, weather, prevail, go, brave out, rifle, defy, persist, run low, stick up, plump, digest, stomach, hold water, break, pass away, drop dead, withstand, stretch out, tolerate, abide, blend in, run short, get going, locomote, pull through, be, come through, live, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, blend, stick out, brook, stand up, bear, fit, suffer, pull round, outlast, populate, inhabit, belong, dwell, give-up the ghost, go bad, survive, get, stand, expire, become, exist, live on, croak, move, choke, pop off, sound, make it, wear, extend, start, depart, decease, outlive, pass, proceed, break down, exit, conk, fail, buy the farm, detain, hold up, put out, know, brave, put up, exsert, snuff it, resist, support, die hard, stand firm, work, delay

6. (verb) defy, withstand, hold, hold up
resist or confront with resistance
Synonyms: accommodate, book, stand up, retain, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, hold out, take hold, bind, defy, hold up, arrest, dare, live, take, have, concord, survive, live on, check, make, take for, go for, stand firm, keep, defend, control, harbor, deem, throw, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, curb, hold, stick up, last, confine, hold water, have got, go, endure, restrain, declare, withstand, agree, hold in, delay, halt, contain, concur, maintain, guard, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, obtain, refuse, resist, detain, bear

7. (verb) stand up, hold up, hold water
resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
Synonyms: rise, bristle, delay, detain, stick up, stand, last, withstand, support, hold up, hold out, get up, arise, sustain, hold, live on, hold water, place upright, live, stand up, defy, uprise, survive, go, endure

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'hold up'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

1. hold up
Support and sustain alike signify to hold up or keep up, to prevent from falling or sinking; but sustain has a special sense of continuous exertion or of great strength continuously exerted
Synonyms: support, bear, cherish, keep, maintain, sustain, carry, hold up, keep up, prop, uphold
Antonyms: abandon, break down, demolish, destroy, let go, throw down, betray, cast down, desert, drop, overthrow, wreck

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