Definition for Hold:

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

Synonyms for Hold:

• n.

  •
  • transfix,
  • fascinate,
  • enthrall.
  •
  • reckon.
  •
  • enjoy,
  • boast.
  •
  • wash.
  •
  • keep from.
  •
  • shoulder.
  •
  • remain.
  •command (noun)
  • command,
  • authority,
  • sway,
  • will,
  • sovereignty,
  • coordination,
  • supremacy,
  • control,
  • reign,
  • discipline,
  • mastery,
  • government,
  • charge,
  • direction,
  • rule,
  • mandate,
  • management,
  • prowess,
  • domination,
  • law,
  • commission,
  • power.
  •foothold (noun)
  • toehold.
  •grasp, possession (noun)
  • clasp,
  • authority,
  • control,
  • clinch,
  • clench,
  • grip,
  • sway,
  • purchase,
  • clutch.
  •handle (noun)
  • helve,
  • haft.
  •hold (noun)
  • clasp,
  • clutch,
  • contain,
  • halt,
  • confine,
  • obtain,
  • carry,
  • custody,
  • reserve,
  • have,
  • hold up,
  • grasp,
  • declare,
  • restrain,
  • sustain,
  • harbor,
  • retain,
  • grip,
  • prevail,
  • support,
  • arrest,
  • keep,
  • clench,
  • maintain,
  • bear,
  • handle.
  •support (noun)
  • support.

• v.

  •believe (verb)
  • assume,
  • take for granted,
  • conclude,
  • trust,
  • understand,
  • presume,
  • put faith in,
  • accept,
  • consider,
  • judge,
  • credit,
  • give faith,
  • suppose,
  • regard,
  • reckon,
  • maintain,
  • esteem,
  • profess,
  • believe,
  • affirm,
  • surmise,
  • assent,
  • deem,
  • gather,
  • declare.
  •command (verb)
  • direct,
  • master,
  • govern,
  • manage,
  • dominate,
  • coordinate.
  •conduct meeting, function (verb)
  • run,
  • carry on.
  •consumption (verb)
  • carry.
  •contain (verb)
  • comprise,
  • include,
  • contain,
  • accommodate,
  • stow,
  • receive,
  • enclose.
  •continue, endure (verb)
  • persist,
  • be the case,
  • remain,
  • stay,
  • hold true,
  • hold good,
  • last,
  • exist.
  •creation (verb)
  • have.
  •enclose (verb)
  • cover,
  • cage,
  • encircle,
  • confine,
  • envelop,
  • trap,
  • impound,
  • corral,
  • imprison,
  • encompass,
  • surround,
  • fence.
  •grip (verb)
  • clasp,
  • clutch,
  • embrace,
  • grip,
  • seize,
  • retain,
  • grapple,
  • grasp,
  • keep,
  • adhere.
  •have a capacity for (verb)
  • include,
  • comprise,
  • accommodate.
  •have in one's hands, possession; grasp (verb)
  • cleave,
  • confine,
  • embrace,
  • imprison,
  • contain,
  • retain,
  • carry,
  • enclose,
  • seize,
  • occupy,
  • own,
  • handle,
  • enjoy,
  • stick,
  • not let go,
  • maintain,
  • take,
  • have,
  • secure,
  • withhold,
  • adhere,
  • possess,
  • cling,
  • restrain,
  • arrest,
  • keep.
  •possess (verb)
  • claim,
  • possess,
  • monopolize,
  • own,
  • have,
  • acquire.
  •possession (verb)
  • bear.
  •retain (verb)
  • conserve,
  • reserve,
  • prevent,
  • preserve,
  • hinder.
  •stative (verb)
  • maintain,
  • keep.
  •stop (verb)
  • freeze,
  • stop,
  • halt,
  • pause,
  • stay,
  • terminate,
  • end,
  • cease.
  •support (verb)
  • bolster,
  • sustain,
  • bear,
  • shoulder.
  •withdraw (verb)
  • recant,
  • suppress,
  • retract,
  • recall,
  • withhold,
  • withdraw,
  • revoke.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • foothold,
  • advantage.
  •
  • hold together,
  • enjoy.
  •
  • enthrall,
  • transfix,
  • boast,
  • fascinate.
  •
  • shoulder.
  •
  • wash.
  •believe
  • understand,
  • take for granted.
  •cohere
  • hold water.
  •endure
  • keep on,
  • stay on,
  • hold on,
  • live on.
  •foothold
  • footing.
  •resist
  • keep from.
  •retain
  • retain.
  •stronghold
  • castle.
  •take
  • take.
  •Other relevant words:
  • bolster,
  • enthrall,
  • stick,
  • footing,
  • fill,
  • hole,
  • secure,
  • consider,
  • care,
  • exist,
  • fascinate,
  • helve,
  • tower of strength,
  • back,
  • stand the test,
  • tower,
  • holding,
  • keep from,
  • live on,
  • abstain,
  • safehold,
  • fix,
  • take,
  • esteem,
  • decide,
  • hold out,
  • obtain,
  • hold on,
  • estimate,
  • cling,
  • arrest,
  • persist,
  • clench,
  • hold true,
  • support,
  • boast,
  • citadel,
  • refrain,
  • comprehend,
  • continue,
  • stronghold,
  • purchase,
  • hold spellbound,
  • calculate,
  • keeping,
  • vault,
  • determine,
  • bastion,
  • stand,
  • hold good,
  • be the case,
  • harbor,
  • dwell,
  • forgo,
  • authority,
  • spare,
  • restrain,
  • live,
  • regard,
  • forbear,
  • advantage,
  • remain,
  • sustain,
  • toehold,
  • discontinue,
  • quit,
  • go far,
  • belay,
  • prevail,
  • carry on,
  • occupy,
  • bear,
  • endure,
  • stay on,
  • not let go,
  • protective custody,
  • carry,
  • extend,
  • hold water,
  • handle,
  • enjoy,
  • cleave,
  • cohere,
  • foothold,
  • fasthold,
  • clinch,
  • reckon,
  • find,
  • go on,
  • preventive custody,
  • transfix,
  • shoulder,
  • run,
  • gripe,
  • keep on,
  • bide,
  • crypt,
  • settle,
  • subsist,
  • wash,
  • hold up,
  • strong room,
  • fastness,
  • custody,
  • close with,
  • donjon,
  • resolve,
  • castle,
  • last,
  • hold together,
  • lend support,
  • haft,
  • abide,
  • ascertain.

Antonyms for Hold:

• n.

  • grasp, possession
    weakness, release, dispossession.
  • Other antonyms:
    dismiss, free, set free, dissent, differ, disagree, let go of, relinquish, let go, discharge, release, take issue, liberate.

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    abandon, abjure, aid, air, allow, assist, avert, avoid, bestow, break, bring forward, call off, cancel, carry on, cease, cede, contribute, curve, decline, deflect, deliver, deny, desert, detour, differ, disagree, disavow, disband, disbelieve, discard, discharge, disclaim, disclose, discredit, disdain, disown, dispossession, disregard, dissent, distrust, divert, dodge, donate, doubt, drop, dump, emancipation, end, entrust, erase, exclude, express, expunge, facilitate, fail, fall down, follow, forget, forsake, free, freedom, give, give away, give up, give way, go, halt, hand, hand out, hand over, help, helplessness, ignore, impotence, impotency, incomprehension, lack, leave, let go, let go of, let loose, liberate, liberation, loose, loosen, lose, misapprehension, misinterpretation, miss, mistrust, misunderstanding, need, neglect, offer, outside, overlook, part, part with, pass, permit, postpone, powerlessness, proceed, question, quit, refuse, refute, reject, release, relinquish, relinquishment, render, renounce, repudiate, require, run out, scorn, shunt, sidetrack, speed up, spurn, start, stop, surrender, suspect, take issue, take out, throw out, transfer, transmit, turn over, unclasp, unfasten, unhand, unleash, untie, want, weaken, weakness, withdraw, Misperception, Unhold, hang up, put down, miscomprehension, noncomprehension, submit to, disapprove of, yield to, come undone, rechannel, think little of, keep out of sight, be no longer valid, be overpowered by, be unconvincing.

• 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.