What is another word for holding?

Synonyms for holding
ˈhoʊl dɪŋhold·ing

This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word holding.

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. retention, keeping, holdingnoun

    the act of retaining something

    Synonyms:
    property, memory, retentiveness, keeping, guardianship, belongings, safekeeping, retentivity, retention

  2. property, belongings, holdingnoun

    something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone

    "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";

    Synonyms:
    attribute, prop, retention, keeping, belongings, property, dimension, place

Matched Categories

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pertaining

    securing a solid, true connection to.

    the customer tried to claim an order as his own wit the wrong order number.

    Submitted by rinat on June 9, 2017  

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. holdingnoun

    Synonyms:
    restraint, retention, checking, continence, tenacity, detention, tenure, incumbency

    Antonyms:
    incontinence, release

How to pronounce holding?

How to say holding in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#316place
#387property
#556memory
#1063held
#1070organization
#1275hold
#2645conduct
#2734portfolio
#3054keeping
#3123holding
#4037conclusion
#4389attribute
#5101dimension
#5965holdings
#6245celebration
#6563retention
#6648possession
#7338conducting
#7411organize
#8244organizing
#8811wallet
#10067detention
#10670celebrating
#11150prop
#11557exploitation
#16713organising
#25293observance
#27859belongings
#28030guardianship
#28678convene
#33409commemoration
#40875convening
#63394safekeeping
#231358celebracion
#259161holdco

How to use holding in a sentence?

  1. Stetson Bennett:

    Maybe I’m not capable of holding that weight on my shoulders, but, no, I’m just treating it as a football game, do I know that means a lot to a lot of people? Yes. Am I trying to play some kind of savior by winning a national championship for millions of people? No. I don’t think that’s my job.

  2. Cleveland Cavaliers:

    If I had more world experience, there’s no way I would’ve put up with all that. Now that I ’m working in a professional environment, I realize that the way we were treated there was absolutely illegal. all of our game entertainment team members should be able to perform and engage with our fans without enduring harassment of any kind or inappropriate interaction or contact, the team said. Lacy Thibodeaux, Lacy Thibodeaux, said she was advised about holding her pompoms in a position to prevent fans from touching her butt or waist during photo ops.

  3. Sarah Clark:

    Accidents are really difficult to predict, kids get excited ; they forget that they're holding a burning hot object in their hand, and then that's when the object touches either their own body or somebody else's.

  4. Anthony Valentino:

    I saw two people holding up a man who was all bloodied, blood all over his hands, and he was in shock, walking like a zombie before sitting to the floor.

  5. Claire Sparling:

    We'll be holding people down while their arms are getting sawed off, giving them water, mopping their sweaty brows, writing letters to mothers, praying profusely.


Translations for holding

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for holding »

Translation

Find a translation for the holding synonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"holding." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Mar. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/holding>.

Discuss these holding synonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good synonym for holding?

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    Which of the following words is a synonym for quintessential?
    A inconceivable
    B atrocious
    C execptional
    D typical

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for holding: