Definition for Hold:

• maintain ( a theory, thoughts, or feelings); " bear a grudge"; " entertain interesting notions"; " harbor a resentment"

Synonyms for Hold:

• n.

  •
  • wash.
  •
  • keep from.
  •
  • shoulder.
  •
  • remain.
  •command (noun)
  • will,
  • mandate,
  • coordination,
  • control,
  • authority,
  • sway,
  • reign,
  • supremacy,
  • management,
  • mastery,
  • power,
  • government,
  • charge,
  • direction,
  • prowess,
  • law,
  • domination,
  • discipline,
  • sovereignty,
  • commission.
  •foothold (noun)
  • toehold.
  •grasp, possession (noun)
  • purchase,
  • clinch.
  •handle (noun)
  • helve,
  • haft.
  •support (noun)
  • support.

• v.

  •believe (verb)
  • assume,
  • conclude,
  • profess,
  • surmise,
  • give faith,
  • take for granted,
  • suppose,
  • assent,
  • gather,
  • presume,
  • trust,
  • declare,
  • understand,
  • put faith in,
  • affirm,
  • judge,
  • regard.
  •command (verb)
  • direct,
  • master,
  • govern,
  • manage,
  • dominate,
  • coordinate.
  •conduct meeting, function (verb)
  • run,
  • carry on.
  •consumption (verb)
  • carry.
  •contain (verb)
  • stow,
  • enclose,
  • accommodate.
  •continue, endure (verb)
  • last,
  • hold good,
  • hold true,
  • be the case,
  • persist,
  • exist.
  •enclose (verb)
  • confine,
  • cage,
  • envelop,
  • cover,
  • corral,
  • fence,
  • trap,
  • surround,
  • encircle.
  •grip (verb)
  • embrace,
  • seize,
  • adhere,
  • retain.
  •have in one's hands, possession; grasp (verb)
  • secure,
  • not let go,
  • cling,
  • take.
  •possess (verb)
  • acquire.
  •retain (verb)
  • hinder,
  • prevent,
  • conserve,
  • preserve.
  •support (verb)
  • sustain,
  • bolster.
  •withdraw (verb)
  • recall,
  • withdraw,
  • revoke,
  • retract,
  • recant.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • hold together.
  •
  • fascinate,
  • enthrall,
  • boast.
  •cohere
  • hold water.
  •endure
  • keep on,
  • stay on,
  • hold on,
  • live on.
  •foothold
  • footing.

Paraphrases for Hold:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    held.
  • Proper noun, singular
    held.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    held.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    holddown.
  • Proper noun, singular
    withholding.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    stranglehold, withholding, foothold.
  • Verb, base form
    withhold.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    retention, retention-of-title.
  • Proper noun, singular
    forfeitures, looks, cheers, posts, jails, discuss, retention.
  • Noun, plural
    considerations, Schedules, Records, promises, forfeitures, retention.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Affects, Waits, organise, retention, right-of-way.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    kept, contain, occupy, uphold, celebrate, perform, attach, organise, have, consider, secure, exercise, exert, fill, provide, stand, wield, defend, fulfil.
  • Verb, base form
    organised, conducted, Occupying, contain, occupy, uphold, complicate, celebrate, perform, Establishing, attach, clamp, organise, have, Has, commemorate, consider, discuss, orchestrate, adhere, restrain, secure, introduce, immobilize, withstand, summon, compel, exercise, exert, welcomed, fill, fasten, acquire, provide, stand, saving, wield, reconvene, defend, fulfil.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    holding.
  • Proper noun, singular
    holding.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    holding.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    possessed, possess.
  • Verb, base form
    organized, possess.

Antonyms for Hold:

• n.

  • grasp, possession
    weakness, release, dispossession.
  • Other antonyms:
    set free, dismiss, discharge.

• v.

  • believe
    disregard, refuse, mistrust, leave, forget.
  • conduct meeting, function
    follow.
  • contact
    let go of.
  • continue, endure
    go, give up.
  • have in one's hands, possession; grasp
    assist, miss, loose, lose, permit, aid, forsake, ignore, fail, stop, liberate, help, lack, loosen, allow, need, unfasten, offer, desert, exclude, untie, free, want, cancel, disbelieve, neglect, cease, give, let go, drop, quit, reject, halt, abandon.
  • support
    weaken, dodge, avoid.

Homophones for Hold:

• holed, Holde.

Hypernym for Hold:

• v.

  • contact
    cradle, clinch, grasp, cling to, hold on, trap, interlace, clutch, interlock, hold close, lock, hold tight.
  • stative
    preserve, conserve, pressurize, continue, hold over, housekeep, uphold, pressurise, bear on, carry on, distance.

Hyponym for Hold:

• n.

  • artifact
    stronghold, fastness.
  • attribute
    control.

• v.

  • body
    keep, restrain, hold back, keep back.
  • cognition
    aver, consider, trance, beguile, assert, capture, enamor, becharm, enamour, avow, affirm, conceive, think, enchant, swan, fascinate, verify, captivate, bewitch, believe, entrance, catch, charm, swear.
  • competition
    aim, train, take aim, take, direct.
  • consumption
    drink, hit the bottle, booze, fuddle.
  • contact
    cover.
  • creation
    direct.
  • possession
    hold, have got, have.
  • social
    control, prevent, command, keep.
  • stative
    defer, postpone, continue, keep, prorogue, set back, remit, put over, go on, table, hold over, put off, go along, proceed, be, shelve.