Hold Up synonyms and antonyms
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To lie in wait for and attack; ambush
snarl-up (related)
To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off:
mishap (related)
holdup (related)
interrupt (related)
To break in upon (a person) who is speaking, working, etc.; stop or hinder
rush (antonym)
To pass, come, go, come into view, act, etc. swiftly, suddenly, or hastily
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accomodate (related)
make out (related)
take from (related)
To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
raise high
To show
To increase the amount or intensity of:
To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim:
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To commit burglary in (a building or other premises).
steal from
To rob forcibly
To threaten or assault (a person) with the intent to rob:
To brace is to build extra support for something, to use support to stay balanced yourself, or to prepare someone to receive bad news.
To support or shore up something.
To push with the shoulder or shoulders
display (related)
Display is defined as to show or make visible.
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delay (related)
To delay is defined as to postpone, make late or stop for awhile.
hinder (related)
To delay action; be a hindrance
rob (related)
To deprive of something injuriously:
hold (related)
To keep from falling or moving; support:
support (related)
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.
allow (antonym)
To permit to have:
permit (antonym)
The definition of permit is to allow something.
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continue (antonym)
The definition of continue means to remain or go on.
forward (antonym)
Forward is defined as toward the front, or toward something in advance.
give (antonym)
To offer in good faith; pledge:
To keep in custody or confinement:
Sustain is defined as to support something or to endure a trial or hardship.
(Intransitive) To protect one's status.
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To continue to live after or in spite of
After all others; at the end
At, during, or from the time of actual occurrence or performance:
(Informal) To say or utter. Used chiefly in verbal narration:
Endure is defined as to put up with or to undergo.
cave in (related)
pile up (related)
interfere with
To delay
resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
To resist or oppose with determined effort:
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Find another word for hold up. In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hold up, like: waylay, snarl-up, stop, mishap, holdup, interrupt, rush, accomodate, make out, take from and exhibit.
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