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hold over

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adjourn v.
delay v.
postpone v.
put off v.
remain v.
repeat v.
rescue v.
restate v.
shelve v.
stay v.

VERB

adjourn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defer delay discontinue postpone put off recess shelve suspend

STRONG

curb prorogue restrain stay

WEAK

hold off hold up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance carry out continue do expedite forward hasten hurry

WEAK

begin convene convoke encourage further keep on open rally stimulate urge

VERB

delay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn bar block defer detain hamper hold impede keep obstruct postpone prevent prolong put off restrict shelve stall stay suspend withhold

STRONG

arrest check choke clog confine curb dawdle deter dilly-dally discourage drag encumber filibuster inhibit interfere intermit lag linger loiter procrastinate prorogue protract remand repress retard slacken table tarry temporize

WEAK

bide time gain time keep back lay over stave off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon advance aid allow assist carry out continue do encourage expedite forward free further go help let go open permit promote release support

STRONG

complete finish hurry leave liberate push rush unblock

WEAK

dispatch hasten speed

VERB

postpone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn defer delay hold up shelve suspend

STRONG

pigeonhole prorogue table

WEAK

carry forward carry over cool it give a rain check hang fire hold off lay over put back put on back burner put on hold

Antonyms

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advance continue expedite forward further hasten hurry

WEAK

carry out do maintain persevere

VERB

put off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn hold off postpone reschedule shelve suspend

WEAK

dally dawdle dillydally drag one's feet lag lay over linger loiter poke prorogue put back retard stay tarry trail

Antonyms

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carry out continue do

WEAK

accomplish achieve succeed

VERB

remain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

continue endure go on hover last linger live persist prevail stand stop survive wait

STRONG

abide bide bivouac bunk cling delay dwell freeze halt hang inhabit lodge nest outlast outlive pause perch reside rest roost sojourn squat tarry visit

WEAK

be left hang out hold the fort keep on make camp put on hold remain standing sit out sit through sit tight stay behind stay in stay over stay put stick around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease die discontinue go leave lie

STRONG

carry on depart hurry move

WEAK

forge

VERB

repeat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

echo recite rehash reiterate renew replay restate

STRONG

chime din ditto imitate ingeminate iterate quote reappear recapitulate recast reciprocate reconstruct recrudesce recur redo refashion reform rehearse reissue relate remake reprise reproduce rerun retell return revert revolve rework

WEAK

come again drum into go over again make like occur again play back play over read back reoccur resay reshow run over sing same old song

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy stop

VERB

rescue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extricate free keep liberate preserve protect recapture recover release retrieve salvage

STRONG

conserve deliver disembarrass disentangle emancipate manumit ransom redeem regain retain safeguard spring unleash unloose

WEAK

bail one out get off the hook get out get out of hock give a break pull out of the fire save life of set free

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give harm hold hurt injure limit lose restrain

STRONG

forfeit imprison spend

WEAK

imperil

VERB

restate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

echo rehash reiterate renew

STRONG

chime din ditto imitate ingeminate iterate quote reappear recapitulate recast reciprocate recite reconstruct recrudesce recur redo refashion reform rehearse reissue relate remake replay reprise reproduce rerun retell return revert revolve rework

WEAK

come again drum into go over again make like occur again play back play over read back reoccur resay reshow run over sing same old song

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy stop

VERB

shelve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

freeze give up mothball prolong put off suspend waive

STRONG

delay dismiss drop hold pigeonhole prorogue scrub sideline stay table

WEAK

hang up hold off hold up lay aside put aside put on back burner put on hold put on ice slow up tie up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue go

STRONG

advance

WEAK

carry out do go ahead

VERB

stay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrest delay detain hold postpone stop suspend

STRONG

adjourn check curb defer discontinue halt hinder impede intermit interrupt obstruct prevent prorogue shelve stall

WEAK

put off ward off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance continue encourage expedite go let go release

STRONG

aid allow assist carry on facilitate forge forward further help permit promote push support

WEAK

leave

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hold over

A Compass spokesperson also told MarketWatch that the company is not hiding listings, but it is opposed to Zillow’s hold over the real-estate market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Enterprises have long sought to keep their proprietary business data away from tech vendors, aiming to keep a strict hold over what they consider their most important assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The cooling appears to have taken hold over just a few decades.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

A legal fight between MP Materials and USA Rare Earth complicates the breakneck effort to loosen China’s hold over critical materials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

He coughed and took from his pocket one of the squares of paper to hold over his mouth.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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