Antonyms for hold onhold on

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1. grasp, hold onverb

   hold firmly

   Synonyms:
   dig, apprehend, hang on, persevere, savvy, hang in, stop, keep, persist, grok, compass, get the picture, comprehend, grasp, hold the line

2. hold on, stopverb

   stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments

   "Hold on a moment!"

   Synonyms:
   block up, stop over, halt, hang on, hang in, give up, arrest, block off, hold back, end, finish, keep, lay off, turn back, grasp, hold the line, break off, break, block, stop, blockade, bar, cease, barricade, persist, discontinue, contain, persevere, kibosh, intercept, terminate, quit, check

3. persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold onverb

   be persistent, refuse to stop

   "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"

   Synonyms:
   hang on, run, stay, keep, die hard, append, hang in, tack, persist, tag on, tack on, prevail, persevere, remain, endure, grasp, stop, hold the line

4. hang on, hold the line, hold onverb

   hold the phone line open

   "Please hang on while I get your folder"

   Synonyms:
   append, hold the line, hang on, tag on, hang in, tack, keep, persist, persevere, stop, tack on, grasp

5. keep, hold onverb

   retain possession of

   "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

   Synonyms:
   go along, keep on, stop, hang on, go on, keep, restrain, hold back, observe, persist, save, hold, prevent, hang in, retain, persevere, keep back, sustain, maintain, keep open, hold the line, grasp, celebrate, hold open, preserve, proceed, continue, stay fresh

How to use hold on in a sentence?

1. Peder Fredricson:

   It's a good start, we to try hold on the whole season.

2. Drew Barrymore:

   Cut it this has not worked or be Elizabeth Taylor, and I have too many more to go. I never want to be entwined with someone like that again ever. You break up, and you move on. You get divorced, and its just so different. I love that we are trying to hold on to an institution that [started] when the closest person to you for companionship was a three-day horse ride away and your life span was 30 years.

3. Andy Roddick:

   It’s been great. i don’t know… If he naturally gravitates towards [tennis] and enjoys it, I will kind of hold on with a little bit of anxiety.

4. Director David Neuhauser:

   The equity looks dislocated from the recent moves you have exercised to further your hold on the Peppa Pig franchise and its global growth potential.

5. Cicely Tyson:

   And we’re holding on to the last rung, and those fists are being trampled on by all those three above and still we hold on.

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