hold out
143 synonyms found
- abide
- balk
- be proof against
- be unflappable
- be unmoved
- be unwilling
- bear up
- bear up against
- beg off
- bide
- boycott
- carry on
- come up fighting
- continue
- continue to be
- decline
- decline to accept
- defeat time
- defy
- defy time
- die hard
- dig in
- disagree
- disallow
- disclaim
- dissent
- dwell
- endure
- exist
- extend
- get home free
- go on
- go on strike
- go out
- hang in
- hang in there
- hang on
- hang tough
- hold
- hold fast
- hold forth
- hold on
- hold out against
- hold up
- keep
- keep on
- keep up
- last
- last long
- last out
- live
- live on
- live through
- live through it
- live with it
- lock out
- maintain
- negate
- negative
- never say die
- not back down
- not budge
- not buy
- not consent
- not flag
- not give up
- not hear of
- not submit
- not think of
- not weaken
- offer
- perdure
- perennate
- persevere
- persist
- picket
- pose
- prefer
- prevail
- put up
- rebuff
- refuse consent
- reject
- remain
- remain firm
- repel
- repudiate
- repulse
- resist
- resist entreaty
- resist persuasion
- revolt
- ride it out
- run on
- say nay
- say no
- see it out
- shut it down
- sit down
- slow down
- stand
- stand aloof
- stand fast
- stand firm
- stand no nonsense
- stand out
- stand pat
- stand the gaff
- stand up
- stay
- stay it out
- stay on
- stay put
- stay the distance
- stay with it
- stick
- stick fast
- stick it
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick to it
- stick with it
- stickle
- strike
- submit
- subsist
- survive
- sustain
- sweat it out
- take it
- take no denial
- take what comes
- tarry
- tide over
- tough it out
- turn down
- vote nay
- vote negatively
- walk out
- wear well
- weather
- weather the storm
- withstand
Definition
(v) :
to hold something out; to extend forward; to wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)
"hold out your hand."
(n) :
one who waits or refuses; one who holds out