What is another word for hang up?
774 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ hˈaŋ ˈʌp], [ hˈaŋ ˈʌp], [ h_ˈa_ŋ ˈʌ_p]
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Similar words for hang up:
- absorption (noun)
- addiction (noun)
- aggravation (noun)
- complex (noun)
- compulsion (noun)
- constraint (noun)
- custom (noun)
- fascination (noun)
- fixation (noun)
- habitualness (noun)
- hang (noun)
- hang-up (noun)
- hitch (noun)
- hot spot (noun)
- mania (noun)
- obsession (noun)
- obstacle (noun)
- one-track mind (noun)
- quandary (noun)
- restriction (noun)
- thing (noun)
- trouble (noun)
- block (verb)
- bog down (verb)
- bother, trouble (verb)
- cause mental discomfort (verb)
- change (verb)
- circumvent, nip in the bud (verb)
- confine, limit situation or ability to participate (verb)
- defer, postpone (verb)
- delay, catch up in (verb)
- detain (verb)
- embarrass (verb)
- encumber (verb)
- fetter (verb)
- foil (verb)
- frustrate (verb)
- hamper (verb)
- handcuff (verb)
- hobble (verb)
- hog-tie (verb)
- impede (verb)
- incommode (verb)
- inconvenience (verb)
- inhibit (verb)
- interfere (verb)
- mire (verb)
- obstruct (verb)
- prohibit (verb)
- resign (verb)
- restrict (verb)
- set back (verb)
- spite (verb)
- stymie (verb)
- other synonyms
- bog down
- fixation
- hang-up
- problem
- prohibit
- shelve
- stop
- stymie
Synonyms for Hang up:
n.
• absorption (noun)- engagement,
- captivation,
- occupation,
- involvement,
- engrossment,
- holding,
- immersion,
- concentration,
- intentness,
- fascination,
- enthrallment,
- hang-up,
- preoccupation,
- raptness.
- craving,
- dependence,
- bag,
- jones,
- fixation,
- monkey,
- inclination,
- bent,
- hook,
- sweet tooth,
- enslavement,
- shot,
- kick.
- botheration,
- affliction,
- teasing,
- provocation,
- exasperation,
- pain,
- pain in the neck,
- aggro,
- pet peeve,
- irritation,
- headache,
- worry,
- vexation,
- irksomeness.
- mania,
- exaggerated reaction,
- fixed idea,
- insanity,
- a thing about something,
- neurosis,
- anxiety,
- fear,
- phobia,
- repression.
- drive,
- urgency,
- driving,
- duress,
- duty,
- exigency,
- have on the brain,
- demand,
- prepossession,
- tiger by the tail,
- coercion,
- need,
- necessity,
- pressure,
- constraint,
- force,
- urge.
- goad,
- violence,
- humility,
- impelling,
- impulsion,
- modesty,
- no-no,
- diffidence,
- spur,
- a must,
- bashfulness,
- spring,
- reservation,
- suppression,
- compulsion,
- motive,
- timidity.
- precedent,
- observance,
- procedure,
- rule,
- fashion,
- daily grind,
- matter of course,
- wont,
- practice,
- mode,
- second nature,
- Into,
- consuetude,
- swim,
- Proprieties,
- trick,
- habitude,
- way,
- characteristic,
- use,
- groove,
- addiction,
- grind,
- praxis,
- beaten path,
- form,
- routine,
- usage,
- manner.
- lure,
- grabber,
- witchcraft,
- piquancy,
- charisma,
- appeal,
- pull,
- allure,
- magnetism,
- witchery,
- attraction,
- power,
- sorcery,
- enchantment,
- spell,
- magic,
- thing for,
- charm,
- glamour,
- trance.
- hang.
- dementia,
- passion,
- derangement,
- partiality,
- craziness,
- frenzy,
- enthusiasm,
- ax to grind,
- fad,
- desire,
- bee in bonnet,
- disorder,
- lunacy,
- furor,
- aberration,
- delirium,
- rage,
- tiger,
- bug in ear,
- fancy,
- on the brain,
- bee,
- monomania.
- containment,
- qualification,
- contraction,
- limits,
- custody,
- bounds,
- stricture,
- stipulation,
- regulation,
- confinement,
- stint,
- demarcation,
- string,
- grain of salt,
- fine print,
- small difficulty,
- control,
- circumscription.
- dire straits,
- strain,
- disquiet,
- tribulation,
- misfortune,
- row,
- grief,
- torment,
- task,
- tumult,
- discord,
- commotion,
- stress,
- danger,
- struggle,
- heartache,
- discontent,
- unrest,
- woe,
- sorrow,
- agitation,
- suffering,
- strife,
- dissatisfaction,
- concern.
v.
• block (verb)- dam,
- stonewall,
- brake,
- choke,
- clog,
- shut out,
- stall,
- occlude,
- intercept,
- take out of play,
- hold up,
- stopper,
- arrest,
- stop,
- cut off,
- impede,
- bar,
- hinder,
- check,
- tackle,
- thwart,
- catch,
- fill,
- congest,
- stymie,
- shut off,
- prevent,
- interfere with,
- close off,
- barricade,
- charge,
- plug,
- blockade,
- stop up,
- close,
- close out,
- deter,
- block out,
- halt.
- foil.
- mire.
- buttonhole,
- bust,
- constrain,
- put away,
- ice,
- bog down,
- intern,
- nab,
- apprehend,
- pull in,
- confine,
- jail,
- inhibit,
- run in,
- restrain,
- withhold,
- pick up,
- send up,
- pinch.
- throw,
- nonplus,
- perplex,
- agitate,
- tease,
- disturb,
- abash,
- rattle,
- discomfit,
- dumbfound,
- stun,
- puzzle,
- discompose,
- chagrin,
- distract,
- distress,
- give a bad time,
- annoy,
- show up,
- faze,
- bother,
- mortify,
- fluster,
- bug,
- let down,
- shame,
- perturb,
- give a hard time,
- catch one short,
- discombobulate,
- make a monkey of,
- upset,
- discountenance,
- put on the spot,
- confuse,
- put in a hole,
- irk,
- plague,
- bewilder,
- throw into a tizzy,
- put out of countenance,
- put in a spot,
- disconcert.
- handicap,
- overburden,
- hog-tie,
- weight,
- lade,
- cramp,
- trammel,
- tax,
- overload,
- hamper,
- saddle,
- obstruct,
- weigh down,
- saddle with,
- oppress,
- make difficult,
- incommode,
- discommode.
- cuff,
- shackle,
- bind,
- drag feet,
- chain,
- leash,
- handcuff,
- encumber,
- repress,
- throw monkey wrench in,
- hamstring,
- curb,
- hold captive,
- manacle,
- hobble,
- put straitjacket on.
- buffalo,
- outwit,
- run circles around,
- dash,
- beat,
- get around,
- disappoint,
- crimp,
- dodge,
- upset the apple cart,
- Juke,
- foul up,
- baffle,
- run rings around,
- nullify,
- skip,
- counter,
- frustrate,
- bollix,
- shuffle off,
- give the slip,
- shake off,
- ditch,
- defeat,
- balk,
- elude,
- checkmate,
- crab,
- duck,
- bilk,
- shake,
- give the run-around.
- conquer,
- obviate,
- discourage,
- dash one's hope,
- lick,
- negate,
- forbid,
- cramp one's style,
- stump,
- give the run around,
- depress,
- cancel,
- overcome,
- confront,
- prohibit,
- forestall,
- counteract,
- render null and void,
- upset the applecart,
- neutralize,
- annul,
- ruin,
- preclude,
- dishearten,
- circumvent.
- Inc.
- bridle,
- suppress,
- sandbag,
- taboo,
- interdict,
- enjoin,
- outlaw,
- avert,
- hold in,
- put on brakes,
- bit,
- keep in,
- hold back,
- ward,
- hold down.
- conflict,
- horn in,
- busybody,
- barge in,
- interlope,
- butt in,
- intrude,
- get involved,
- step in,
- jam,
- intermediate,
- intermit,
- obtrude,
- intercede,
- Intermeddle,
- tamper,
- mix in,
- poke nose in,
- make,
- remit,
- fool with,
- interpose.
- embroil,
- cling,
- soil,
- snare,
- enmesh,
- flounder,
- implicate,
- dirty,
- involve,
- entrap,
- ensnare,
- tangle,
- stick,
- trap.
- put down,
- rule out,
- lock up,
- disallow,
- Forfend,
- pass on,
- box in,
- jam up,
- bottle up,
- zing,
- nix,
- debar,
- keep lid on,
- bring to screeching halt,
- ban,
- veto,
- proscribe,
- put a lock on,
- kill,
- put half nelson on,
- cool,
- cork,
- throw cold water on,
- gridlock,
- put chill on,
- spike,
- put a stopper in.
- forgo,
- step down,
- give up the ship,
- turn over,
- walk out,
- quit,
- stand aside,
- capitulate,
- sign off,
- cease work,
- wash hands of,
- end service,
- cede,
- stand down,
- bail out,
- throw in the towel,
- Demit,
- divorce oneself from,
- separate oneself from,
- hand in resignation,
- hand over.
- moderate,
- Prelimit,
- bound,
- delimit,
- decrease,
- pin down,
- keep within limits,
- temper,
- qualify,
- demarcate,
- contain,
- put on ice,
- regulate,
- hem in,
- cool down,
- modify,
- define,
- encircle,
- enclose,
- constrict,
- keep within bounds,
- surround,
- narrow,
- circumscribe,
- delimitate,
- tether,
- shorten,
- demark,
- contract,
- come down on,
- shut in,
- reduce,
- shrink,
- diminish,
- inclose.
Other synonyms:
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- hang out,
- indignity,
- difficulty,
- washday,
- launderette,
- washing day,
- laundry,
- dry clean,
- laundromat,
- iron-on,
- ironing,
- dhobi,
- washing.
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- drip-dry,
- waterproof,
- wash,
- detain,
- wash out,
- humiliation,
- boil,
- degradation,
- launder,
- load.
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- come out.
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- air.
- passed on,
- nixing,
- corking,
- boxes in,
- passes on,
- locked up,
- corked,
- put lock on,
- zinging,
- locking up,
- gridlocked,
- passing on.
- Shelving,
- mothballs,
- Prorogued,
- put on back burner,
- prorogues,
- hold over,
- lays aside,
- laid aside,
- held over,
- prorogue,
- put aside,
- sidelined,
- mothballing,
- put on hold,
- mothballed,
- putting on hold,
- Proroguing,
- mothball.
Hyponym for Hang up:
v.
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change
break off, cut short, break short.
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change
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