What is another word for hold off?
1085 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ h_ˈəʊ_l_d ˈɒ_f], [ hˈə͡ʊld ˈɒf], [ hˈəʊld ˈɒf]Table of Contents
Similar words for hold off:- fight off (noun)
- hold off (noun)
- adjourn (verb)
- avoid (verb)
- deflect (verb)
- discourage (verb)
- hang back (verb)
- hesitate (verb)
- hold back (verb)
- hold back/hold off (verb)
- hold up (verb)
- pigeonhole (verb)
- prevent (verb)
- procrastinate (verb)
- protract (verb)
- put off (verb)
- rebuff (verb)
- rebut (verb)
- refuse (verb)
- remit (verb)
- repel (verb)
- repulse (verb)
- resist (verb)
- shelve (verb)
- stall (verb)
- stymie (verb)
- table (verb)
- waive (verb)
- withstand (verb)
- other synonyms
- adjourn
- avoid
- deflect
- hang back
- hesitate
- hold back
- hold up
- procrastinate
- refuse
- repulse
- resist
- shelve
- stave
- stymie
- table
Definition for Hold off:
Synonyms for Hold off:
n.
•fight off (noun) •hold off (noun)- wait.
v.
•adjourn (verb) •avoid (verb)- duck,
- desist,
- shake,
- steer clear of,
- fake out,
- divert,
- eschew,
- skip town,
- step aside,
- recoil,
- shake off,
- turn aside,
- shirk,
- skip out on,
- give the slip,
- shy,
- dodge,
- ditch,
- keep clear,
- skirt,
- sidestep,
- withdraw,
- escape,
- elude,
- shuffle off,
- obviate,
- shun,
- circumlocute,
- stay out,
- circumvent,
- stay away,
- hide,
- run for cover,
- shrink from,
- jump,
- flee,
- bypass,
- shake and bake,
- evade,
- lay low,
- weave.
- disperse,
- deviate,
- ricochet,
- swerve,
- sheer,
- glance off,
- whip,
- diverge,
- veer,
- bend,
- slip,
- volte-face,
- keep off,
- twist,
- wheel,
- fend,
- hook,
- cover up,
- sidetrack,
- whirl,
- slew,
- curve,
- wind,
- pivot.
- warn,
- turn off,
- scare,
- disfavor,
- interfere,
- deprecate,
- repress,
- chill,
- frighten,
- impede,
- hinder,
- quiet,
- discountenance.
- drops back,
- lagged behind,
- hangs off,
- stayed back,
- shrank back,
- dropping back,
- shrunk back,
- hung off,
- staid back,
- lags behind,
- shrinks back,
- dropped back,
- staying back,
- dropt behind,
- stays back,
- dropt back,
- shrinking back,
- dropped behind,
- hanged off,
- hanging off.
- dillydally,
- think about,
- linger,
- shrink,
- balk,
- sit on fence,
- balance,
- demur,
- doubt,
- oscillate,
- be unwilling,
- equivocate,
- hem and haw,
- waver,
- seesaw,
- shift,
- fumble,
- tergiversate,
- dither,
- weigh,
- be reluctant,
- straddle,
- stumble,
- be irresolute,
- dally,
- waffle,
- shy away,
- hover,
- hedge,
- think twice,
- ponder,
- vacillate,
- fluctuate,
- scruple,
- debate,
- blow hot and cold,
- pause,
- stutter,
- pull back,
- alternate,
- flounder,
- stammer.
- arrest,
- cork,
- thwart,
- dam,
- anticipate,
- counteract,
- bar,
- halt,
- forestall,
- frustrate,
- restrict,
- hamper,
- baffle,
- limit,
- preclude,
- debar,
- counter,
- nip in the bud,
- forbid,
- shut out,
- cool,
- interdict,
- foil,
- head off,
- intercept,
- rule out.
- dragged one feet,
- is dilatory,
- drags one's feet,
- played a waiting game,
- playing waiting game,
- dragged ones feet,
- drags feet,
- giving the run around,
- drag one feet,
- letting slide,
- dragging one's feet,
- gives the run around,
- pro longing,
- pro longs,
- gave run around,
- played for time,
- pro-longed,
- giving run around,
- am dilatory,
- drags ones feet,
- dragged one's feet,
- were dilatory,
- was dilatory,
- gave the run around,
- gives run around,
- drag ones feet,
- dragging feet,
- lets slide,
- wast dilatory,
- pro-longs,
- play waiting game,
- shilly shally,
- played waiting game,
- plays a waiting game,
- pro long,
- letted slide,
- dragging ones feet,
- pro-longing,
- are dilatory,
- dragged feet,
- being dilatory,
- wert dilatory,
- drags one feet,
- art dilatory,
- dragging one feet,
- plays waiting game,
- pro-long,
- playing a waiting game.
- keeps going,
- span out,
- stretching out,
- spins out,
- pro-tracts,
- spinning out,
- pro tracts,
- keeping going,
- pro-tract,
- pro tract.
- re scheduled,
- re schedule,
- re-schedule,
- re-scheduled,
- re schedules,
- re-scheduling,
- re scheduling,
- re-schedules.
- keeping at arm's length,
- de-clines,
- keep at distance,
- keep at arms length,
- re proves,
- keeps a distance,
- keeps arm length,
- keep at arm length,
- keeping at arm length,
- dis-regard,
- putting in one place,
- de clines,
- puts in place,
- keeps distance,
- re prove,
- dis-regards,
- put one place,
- kept bay,
- kept at arm's length,
- keeps at a distance,
- dis regards,
- dis-allow,
- kept arm's length,
- kept distance,
- putting in ones place,
- keeping arms length,
- dis allowed,
- dis-allows,
- dis allowing,
- dis regard,
- keeps bay,
- re buffs,
- keeping arm length,
- put in one place,
- keeps at arm length,
- re proved,
- beats off,
- kept at arm length,
- re-buffs,
- lashed out at,
- passing up,
- re buff,
- kept arms length,
- keeps arms length,
- puts one's place,
- putting one place,
- keeping bay,
- put one's place,
- puts in one place,
- kept arm length,
- put ones place,
- keeping at bay,
- de-cline,
- dis regarding,
- keeps at bay,
- dis-regarded,
- puts in ones place,
- re-proves,
- putting in one's place,
- kept at a distance,
- dis allows,
- keeping arm's length,
- de cline,
- keeps arm's length,
- keeps at arms length,
- re buffing,
- keep arm length,
- keeps at distance,
- kept a distance,
- puts ones place,
- dis allow,
- dis-regarding,
- putting one's place,
- kept at distance,
- put place,
- kept at arms length,
- puts place,
- re-proving,
- keep bay,
- dis regarded,
- putting ones place,
- lashing out at,
- re-proved,
- puts one place,
- beating off,
- pushed back,
- re-prove,
- keeping at a distance,
- pushes back,
- re buffed,
- dis-allowed,
- keeping at distance,
- re-buffing,
- re-buffed,
- dis-allowing,
- keep a distance,
- re-buff,
- putting in place,
- lashes out at,
- keeping at arms length,
- putting place,
- put in ones place,
- keep arms length,
- pushing back,
- keeping distance,
- passes up,
- keeping a distance,
- puts in one's place,
- keeps at arm's length.
- de-feats,
- de feat,
- comes back at,
- dis confirming,
- over turns,
- disconfirms,
- dis-proving,
- de-feat,
- dis-confirmed,
- de feats,
- dis proved,
- dis-proved,
- in-validated,
- in validates,
- dis proving,
- dis-prove,
- over-turn,
- dis prove,
- over-turning,
- over turning,
- dis confirmed,
- dis-proves,
- dis-confirm,
- re-butting,
- re butted,
- dis confirm,
- in-validate,
- proves false,
- proved false,
- dis-confirming,
- in-validating,
- re butting,
- proving false,
- re-butted,
- coming back at,
- came back at,
- in validating,
- in validated,
- in validate,
- in-validates,
- dis proves,
- dis-confirms,
- dis confirms.
- dis sents,
- dis-approving,
- sends regrets,
- dis-approves,
- nixed,
- turned deaf ear to,
- dis accords,
- re fused,
- turns one's back on,
- not bought,
- refuses receive,
- refusing to receive,
- turn one back on,
- sent regrets,
- re probate,
- sets aside,
- not budges,
- turned one's back on,
- re fuse,
- turning one back on,
- refuse receive,
- sends off,
- begs off,
- turn ones back on,
- turned from,
- pro tested,
- dis-accorded,
- turning deaf ear to,
- dis-accord,
- dis-sent,
- not budged,
- re probating,
- pro-tested,
- re-probates,
- sent off,
- turns ones back on,
- dis approved,
- re-fusing,
- pro-testing,
- dis accorded,
- dis approve,
- dis-accords,
- giving thumbs down to,
- dis-according,
- dis according,
- refused receive,
- re-probated,
- dis-approve,
- turning back on,
- re-fuses,
- turns from,
- refuses to receive,
- gave thumbs down to,
- gives thumbs down to,
- turned ones back on,
- dis-sents,
- not budgeting,
- makes excuses,
- not budgeted,
- refused to receive,
- re fusing,
- sending regrets,
- not buys,
- sending off,
- not budging,
- turned one back on,
- re-fused,
- re fuses,
- begging off,
- dis-approved,
- dis sent,
- re-fuse,
- not buying,
- refusing receive,
- making excuses,
- pro testing,
- turning ones back on,
- not budgets,
- turns deaf ear to,
- turning one's back on,
- re-probate,
- dis accord,
- turns back on,
- dis approves,
- turning from,
- begged off,
- made excuses,
- dis approving,
- turns one back on.
- de-crease,
- de-creased,
- re lease,
- de-creasing,
- re-duce,
- re spited,
- re lax,
- re duce,
- re-leased,
- de creases,
- re spite,
- re spiting,
- re-peals,
- de crease,
- easing up,
- fell away,
- re-lease,
- eases up,
- de creased,
- re-spited,
- re-duces,
- re-leases,
- re-spites,
- de creasing,
- re duces,
- re pealed,
- re-lax,
- re peals,
- re-pealed,
- re spites,
- re leases,
- intermits,
- de-creases,
- re peal,
- re pealing,
- re-spiting.
- dis owned,
- beats back,
- driving away,
- gives cold shoulder to,
- put flight,
- chases away,
- dis-owning,
- forced off,
- puts flight,
- drives off,
- driving off,
- giving cold shoulder to,
- drove away,
- stood up against,
- stands against,
- duelled,
- chasing away,
- casts aside,
- putting flight,
- forces back,
- forced back,
- forcing off,
- dis-owned,
- dis owning,
- putting to flight,
- drives back,
- drove off,
- standing up against,
- puts to flight,
- beating back,
- forces off,
- drave off,
- stands up against,
- drove back,
- drives away,
- drave back,
- casting aside,
- stood against,
- drave away,
- gave cold shoulder to,
- forcing back.
- heave-hoing,
- heavehoes,
- re-pulsing,
- re pulsed,
- threw back,
- over throwing,
- kicked in the teeth,
- kicks in teeth,
- heave-hoes,
- kicks teeth,
- heave hoes,
- heavehoed,
- kicking in the teeth,
- kicked teeth,
- re pulses,
- kick the teeth,
- heave hoing,
- over-throwing,
- over-throws,
- re-pulse,
- kicks the teeth,
- kicking teeth,
- heave-hoed,
- kicking in teeth,
- over throws,
- over thrown,
- heave hoed,
- re-pulsed,
- kicks in the teeth,
- re pulse,
- over throw,
- re pulsing,
- kicked in teeth,
- throws back,
- kicking the teeth,
- heave ho,
- kicked the teeth,
- kick teeth,
- over-thrown,
- heavehoing,
- throwing back,
- over-throw,
- re-pulses,
- heaveho.
- counter-vailed,
- re mained,
- counter vailed,
- counter vails,
- counter-vails,
- remained firm,
- putting up a fight,
- leaves alone,
- counter-vail,
- kept from,
- struggles against,
- puts up fight,
- puts fight,
- stood to,
- puts up a fight,
- puts a fight,
- abstained from,
- putting fight,
- standing up to,
- keeps from,
- holding out against,
- abstaining from,
- re-main,
- stands up to,
- re mains,
- put fight,
- leaved alone,
- dieing hard,
- re maining,
- struggled against,
- counter vailing,
- put a fight,
- counter vail,
- keeping from,
- stands to,
- dying hard,
- re main,
- remains firm,
- struggling against,
- putting up fight,
- dies hard,
- remaining firm,
- counter-vailing,
- putting a fight,
- re-mains,
- leaving alone,
- died hard.
- stood off,
- took time,
- beats around bush,
- taking time,
- took one time,
- taking ones time,
- take ones time,
- takes one time,
- not moves,
- beats around the bush,
- takes ones time,
- stood still,
- take one time,
- takes time,
- stands off,
- standing off,
- took ones time,
- taking one time,
- stands still,
- took one's time,
- beating around bush,
- takes one's time.
- dead ended,
- cramps ones style,
- chokes off,
- threw monkey wrench into,
- throw a monkey wrench in to,
- throwing a monkey wrench in to,
- throw monkey wrench in to,
- deadended,
- cramped one style,
- snookering,
- snookers,
- cramps one style,
- cramping one style,
- throwing monkey wrench into,
- throws a monkey wrench in to,
- cramped one's style,
- deadend,
- cramping one's style,
- cramping style,
- threw monkey wrench in to,
- cramps style,
- dead-ending,
- cramp one style,
- throws monkey wrench into,
- throwing monkey wrench in to,
- throws a monkey wrench into,
- deadends,
- dead ending,
- cramping ones style,
- cramped style,
- dead-ended,
- threw a monkey wrench in to,
- throwing a monkey wrench into,
- throws monkey wrench in to,
- threw a monkey wrench into,
- cramp ones style,
- cramped ones style,
- cramps one's style,
- deadending,
- throw monkey wrench into.
- pro posing,
- pro pose,
- pro-posing,
- put the shelf,
- put shelf,
- pro posed,
- putting shelf,
- putting forward,
- pro-pose,
- puts on shelf,
- puts the shelf,
- puts shelf,
- putting on the shelf,
- puts on the shelf,
- put on shelf,
- putting the shelf,
- putting on shelf.
- dis claimed,
- all owing,
- re serve,
- re-signed,
- refrained from,
- all-owing,
- dis-claim,
- re-moves,
- refraining from,
- re moving,
- re served,
- re-signs,
- re serving,
- sur-renders,
- sur-render,
- re signs,
- dis claim,
- all-owed,
- sur rendered,
- re-moving,
- re-move,
- re-serves,
- dis claims,
- dis claiming,
- sur rendering,
- re moved,
- re signing,
- sur renders,
- refrains from,
- all owed,
- re-serve,
- dis-claims,
- sur-rendered,
- re signed,
- re move,
- dis-claiming,
- Re sign,
- sur-rendering,
- dis-claimed,
- re-serving,
- re-served.
- stood one's ground,
- puts up struggle,
- flies the face of,
- stands ones ground,
- putting up struggle,
- sate take it,
- flew in face of,
- with stood,
- grapples with,
- with-stand,
- sticks fast,
- prevailed against,
- with-stood,
- rid out,
- sticked fast,
- winning out,
- flies in the face of,
- stood ones ground,
- riding out,
- fly face of,
- sitting take it,
- stand one ground,
- wins out,
- sat take it,
- sit take it,
- prevailing against,
- sate and take it,
- stand ground,
- prevails against,
- hold ones ground,
- flew the face of,
- sat and take it,
- stand ones ground,
- fly the face of,
- putting with,
- stood one ground,
- sitting and take it,
- stood ground,
- with stands,
- puts struggle,
- flying face of,
- stands ground,
- put struggle,
- standing ones ground,
- flew face of,
- with stand,
- sits take it,
- with-standing,
- flying in the face of,
- grappling with,
- with standing,
- flies face of,
- standing ground,
- flying in face of,
- rides out,
- with-stands,
- flying the face of,
- grappled with,
- rode out,
- hold one ground,
- winned out,
- standing one ground,
- putting struggle,
- sits and take it,
- won out,
- stands one ground,
- flew in the face of,
- stands one's ground.
Other synonyms:
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- fend off,
- lurk,
- fight off,
- temporize,
- avoid,
- loiter,
- prevaricate,
- count down,
- falter,
- skulk,
- sit on,
- pussyfoot,
- hang around,
- hang on,
- parry,
- stand up to,
- wait around,
- Shilly-shally.
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- stay.
- Shied,
- turned aside,
- Shying,
- shakes off,
- laid low,
- shies,
- by-passing,
- By-pass,
- Escaping,
- fending off,
- steering clear of,
- faked out,
- Withdrew,
- by-passes,
- by-passed,
- stepped aside,
- turning aside,
- skipped town.
- volte-faces,
- slewing,
- sheers,
- Sheered,
- covered up,
- wheeled,
- covers up,
- slipping,
- Sheering,
- Slipped,
- Slewed,
- covering up,
- Parried.
- drop behind,
- shrink back,
- stay back,
- drops behind,
- drop back,
- dropping behind,
- hang off,
- lag behind,
- lagging behind.
- Hesitated,
- pulls back,
- thinks about,
- thinking twice,
- Floundered,
- dithering,
- pulled back,
- thought about,
- Stammered,
- pulling back,
- thinking about,
- dithered.
- holding in,
- keeps out,
- holds back,
- keep out,
- hold down,
- keeping out,
- kept out,
- Bitted,
- held in,
- held down,
- hold in.
- shillyshally,
- let slide,
- plays for time,
- playing for time,
- give the run around,
- play a waiting game,
- drag feet,
- drag one's feet,
- give run around,
- be dilatory.
- not buy,
- make excuses,
- turn away,
- turned back on,
- turn back on,
- send regrets,
- turning away,
- turned away,
- turn one's back on,
- Reprobated,
- not care to,
- Reprobating,
- send off,
- turns away,
- not budge,
- turn deaf ear to,
- setting aside,
- not budget,
- beg off,
- turn from,
- refuse to receive,
- nixing,
- Refusing,
- Regretted,
- give thumbs down to.
- Hards,
- abstains from,
- stood up to,
- stand to,
- die hard,
- standing to,
- keep from,
- remain firm,
- put up fight,
- holds out against,
- held out against,
- put up a fight,
- hold out against,
- harded,
- abstain from,
- left alone,
- struggle against,
- harding,
- leave alone.
Antonyms for Hold off:
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v.
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discourage
spur on, inspire.
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discourage