What is another word for holdup?
Synonyms for holdup
ˈhoʊldˌʌpholdup
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Princeton's WordNet
armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickupnoun
robbery at gunpoint
Synonyms:
armed robbery, delay, rip-off, stickup, heistdelay, holdupnoun
the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Synonyms:
stickup, time lag, wait, delay, armed robbery, postponement, heist, hold
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1275 | hold | |
#2071 | wait | |
#3446 | delay | |
#15562 | robbery | |
#42034 | postponement | |
#43647 | heist | |
#95343 | holdup |
How to use holdup in a sentence?
My question is -- what is the holdup ? It's been six months since the conflict started. The atrocities are continuing and the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate.
Mark Meadows of North Carolina:
To date, every single witness, every single fact has not supported any pause or holdup on foreign aid being attached to any conditions.
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