hold up - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

cause to be slowed down or delayed

Synonyms

• delay
• detain
• hold up

More generic

• decelerate
• retard
• slow
• slow down
• slow up

More specific

• buy time
• catch
• stall
• stonewall

Verb

be the physical support of; carry the weight of

Synonyms

• hold
• hold up
• support
• sustain

More specific

• block
• brace
• bracket
• buoy
• buoy up
• carry
• chock
• pole
• prop
• prop up
• scaffold
• shore
• shore up
• truss
• underpin

Verb

hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration

Synonyms

• hold up

More generic

• display
• exhibit
• expose

Verb

rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

Synonyms

• hold up
• stick up

More generic

• rob

More specific

• mug

Related

• assail
• assault
• attack
• set on

Verb

continue to live and avoid dying

Synonyms

• endure
• go
• hold out
• hold up
• last
• live
• live on
• survive

More specific

• hold up
• hold water
• live out
• perennate
• stand up

Related

• be
• live

Related

• be
• exist
• live
• subsist
• survive

Verb

resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

Synonyms

• hold up
• hold water
• stand up

More generic

• endure
• go
• hold out
• hold up
• last
• live
• live on
• survive

Verb

resist or confront with resistance

Synonyms

• defy
• hold
• hold up
• withstand

More generic

• hold out
• resist
• stand firm
• withstand

More specific

• brave
• brave out
• endure
• weather

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