Synonyms for hang on
hang on

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1. append, tag on, tack on, tack, hang onverb

   fix to; attach

   "append a charm to the necklace"

   Synonyms:
   tack together, assemble, interchange, supply, put together, hang in, set up, tack, alternate, persist, add, tag on, affix, append, flip-flop, supplement, tack on, flip, baste, piece, switch, hold on, hold the line, add on, persevere, wear round

2. persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold onverb

   be persistent, refuse to stop

   "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

   Synonyms:
   run, stay, keep, die hard, append, hang in, tack, persist, hold on, tag on, tack on, prevail, persevere, remain, endure, grasp, stop, hold the line

3. hang on, hold the line, hold onverb

   hold the phone line open

   "Please hang on while I get your folder"

   Synonyms:
   append, hold the line, tag on, hang in, tack, keep, persist, persevere, hold on, stop, tack on, grasp

Matched Categories

1. • Attach
   • Continue
   • Telephone
   • Wait

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hang on

   Synonyms:
   rely on, depend on, wait on, dance attendance on

2. hang on

   Synonyms:
   continue, last, be protracted

3. hang on

   Synonyms:
   stick, cling, keep hold, hold fast, hold on, stick to

Suggested Resources

1. hang on

   Read the full text of the Hang On poem by Kurt Philip Behm on the Poetry.com website.

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How to use hang on in a sentence?

1. Caeleb Dressel:

   He’s going to put me out of a job one day, so I’m just trying to hang on as long as I can, kristof executed perfectly. We both swam exactly the race we needed to.

2. Thomas Jefferson:

   When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.

3. Wendy Thomas:

   Politicians really recognize that the landscape has changed, if you're not willing to take selfies, you're going to lose a lot of young support. And while a vote doesn't really hang out a selfie, it does it hang on interest.

4. Filmmaker Nick Guthe:

   Heidi Ferrer had indicated that if things got really bad Heidi Ferrer didn't know how Heidi Ferrer could continue, Heidi Ferrer didn't know how Heidi Ferrer could keep going, and I just kept saying, you know,' Just hang on, you know, hang on, medical science is moving at the quickest rate it ever has,' but I think Heidi Ferrer just felt that Heidi Ferrer was only going to diminish, Heidi Ferrer was going to lose the ability to walk, end up in a wheelchair, not be able to bathe Heidi Ferrer.

5. Mat Staver:

   The ACLU's motion to again hold Kim Davis in contempt reveals that their interest is not the license but rather a marriage license bearing the name of Kim Davis. They want her scalp to hang on the wall as a trophy.