369 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ hˈə͡ʊldʌp], [ hˈə‍ʊldʌp], [ h_ˈəʊ_l_d_ʌ_p]

Similar words for holdup:

• expensive (adjective)
• other relevant words (adjective)
• check (noun)
• heist (noun)
• highway robbery (noun)
• hindrance (noun)
• holdup (noun)
• impediment (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• retardation (noun)
• robbery (noun)
• snag (noun)
• stealing (noun)
• stumbling block (noun)
• take goods illegally by force (noun)
• theft (noun)
• steal (verb)
• other synonyms
• delay
• other relevant words (noun)

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Synonyms for Holdup:

• adj.

  • expensive (adjective)
  • pretty penny,
  • big-ticket,
  • uneconomical,
  • upscale,
  • pricey,
  • sky-high,
  • at a premium,
  • out of sight,
  • overpriced,
  • an arm and a leg,
  • too high.
  • Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • expensive.

• n.

  •
  • give.
  • check (noun)
  • re-strainers,
  • re strainers,
  • re-buffs,
  • re verse,
  • re-verse,
  • re buff,
  • re-strainer,
  • re-versal,
  • dis appointments,
  • re versal,
  • dis-appointment,
  • dis-appointments,
  • re buffs,
  • re-buff,
  • dis appointment,
  • re strainer.
  • heist (noun)
  • five finger discount,
  • breaking entering,
  • fivefinger discount,
  • breakin,
  • fivefinger discounts,
  • five-finger discounts,
  • five finger discounts.
  • highway robbery (noun)
  • banditries,
  • armed robberies,
  • highway-robbery.
  • hindrance (noun)
  • stumbling block.
  • holdup (noun)
  • stickup.
  • impediment (noun)
  • de-lay,
  • re-strictions,
  • dis-advantage,
  • dis advantage,
  • catch22's,
  • catch 22,
  • de lay,
  • re-striction,
  • de lays,
  • catch-22's,
  • catch22,
  • catch 22's,
  • re strictions,
  • retardments,
  • dead weights,
  • re striction,
  • dis advantages,
  • dis-advantages,
  • de-lays.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • restrainer,
  • tight spot,
  • prohibitions,
  • muggings,
  • mortal sin,
  • croppers,
  • dead weight,
  • Detainment,
  • banditry,
  • Retardment,
  • inhibition,
  • logjam,
  • unlawful act,
  • road block,
  • fly in the ointment,
  • lootings,
  • the rub,
  • cropper,
  • five-finger discount,
  • purse-snatching,
  • procrastinations,
  • cooling-off period,
  • check,
  • surcease,
  • logjams,
  • restrainers,
  • larceny,
  • prorogation,
  • stumbling stone,
  • ripoff,
  • heist,
  • snag,
  • hold-up,
  • demurral,
  • hold-ups,
  • highway robbery,
  • cunctation,
  • retardation,
  • impediment,
  • showstopper,
  • stone in one's path,
  • hangup,
  • millstone,
  • armed robbery.
  • retardation (noun)
  • dis-continuations,
  • pro-rogation,
  • cunctations,
  • hold ups,
  • dis continuations,
  • dis continuation,
  • pro-rogations,
  • dawdlings,
  • cooling off period,
  • demurrals,
  • coolingoff periods,
  • pro rogation,
  • putting offs,
  • tieup,
  • pro rogations,
  • re-missions,
  • sur-cease,
  • sur ceases,
  • showstoppers,
  • loiterings,
  • re missions,
  • cooling off periods,
  • dis-continuation,
  • sur cease,
  • prorogations,
  • lingerings,
  • tarryings,
  • sur-ceases,
  • cooling-off periods,
  • re mission,
  • coolingoff period,
  • re-mission.
  • robbery (noun)
  • stick up.
  • snag (noun)
  • in-convenience,
  • the rubs,
  • tight spots,
  • in conveniences,
  • in-conveniences.
  • stealing (noun)
  • robbery,
  • theft.
  • stumbling block (noun)
  • fly ointment,
  • stone in one path,
  • fly the ointment,
  • stone one's path,
  • stone in path,
  • stone in ones path,
  • fly in ointment,
  • stumbling-block,
  • stumbling stones,
  • stone ones path,
  • stone path,
  • stone one path.
  • take goods illegally by force (noun)
  • burglary.
  • theft (noun)
  • pilferage,
  • abstraction,
  • extortion,
  • embezzlement,
  • plagiarism,
  • thievery,
  • stealing,
  • piracy,
  • shoplifting.

• v.

  • steal (verb)
  • hijack,
  • pilfer,
  • plunder,
  • steal,
  • defraud,
  • nip,
  • fleece,
  • swipe,
  • grab,
  • shoplift,
  • burglarize,
  • extort,
  • plagiarize,
  • cop,
  • embezzle,
  • pirate,
  • palm,
  • poach,
  • haul,
  • filch,
  • abstract,
  • swindle,
  • mug,
  • blackmail,
  • rob,
  • lift,
  • shanghai,
  • loot,
  • pocket,
  • rustle.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • arrest.
  • delay
  • delay,
  • red tape.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • interruption,
  • trouble,
  • freebooter,
  • bottleneck,
  • jackleg,
  • obstacle,
  • rover,
  • cramp,
  • prohibitive,
  • block,
  • valuable,
  • slowdown,
  • contrary,
  • Hinderance,
  • blockade,
  • repression,
  • hysteresis,
  • obstructive,
  • closing up,
  • occlusion,
  • deceleration,
  • demurrage,
  • ease up,
  • hold up,
  • opposition,
  • marauder,
  • interference,
  • closure,
  • Depredator,
  • uncooperative,
  • viking,
  • pillager,
  • slow up,
  • abductor,
  • Picaroon,
  • harpy,
  • poacher,
  • Clogging,
  • jam,
  • gain,
  • resistance,
  • skin,
  • afterthought,
  • usury,
  • surcharge,
  • ranger,
  • squeeze,
  • stricture,
  • hawk,
  • assault and robbery,
  • holdup man,
  • sea king,
  • inconvenient,
  • contrabandist,
  • hang-up,
  • stay of execution,
  • Mosstrooper,
  • stay,
  • Arrestment,
  • Asportation,
  • interim,
  • Kidnaper,
  • blockage,
  • stop,
  • lag,
  • Arrestation,
  • tie up,
  • bureaucratic delay,
  • crime,
  • privateer,
  • bind,
  • mugging,
  • fixation,
  • Oppilative,
  • stoppage,
  • deferment,
  • loan-sharking,
  • sumptuous,
  • setback,
  • blocking,
  • obstructionism,
  • Robbing,
  • restriction,
  • extravagant,
  • dead time,
  • slowing,
  • let,
  • reprieve,
  • stick-up man,
  • slowness,
  • cattle thief,
  • spoiler,
  • flagging,
  • moratorium,
  • throughput,
  • sneak thief,
  • time lag,
  • respite,
  • dacoit,
  • dear,
  • thug,
  • wrecker,
  • smuggler,
  • CHOR,
  • suspension,
  • halt,
  • Bushranger,
  • wait,
  • Piqueerer,
  • corsair,
  • lovely,
  • costly,
  • troublesome,
  • dalliance,
  • gridlock,
  • red-tapery,
  • cumbersome,
  • hindering,
  • stranglehold,
  • ease off,
  • suppression,
  • badger,
  • Rapparee,
  • lavish,
  • Pickeerer,
  • constriction,
  • pause,
  • hold,
  • red-tapeism,
  • baffling,
  • overcharge,
  • dragging,
  • foot-dragging,
  • rustler,
  • awkward,
  • bank robbery,
  • unaccommodating,
  • slackening,
  • luxurious,
  • exploitation,
  • shark,
  • Holdback,
  • sandbagger,
  • falcon,
  • hijacking,
  • slack up,
  • filibuster,
  • Hampering,
  • crook,
  • letdown,
  • buccaneer,
  • drag,
  • detention,
  • lagging,
  • restraint,
  • bandit,
  • negativism,
  • letup,
  • brigand,
  • drawback,
  • traffic jam,
  • cattle lifting,
  • slowup,
  • spieler,
  • meddlesome,
  • nuisance value,
  • obstruction,
  • hitch,
  • difficulty,
  • hindrance.

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  • Noun, singular or mass
    heist, robbery, stickup, break-in, stick-up.