Synonyms of hang on

hang on

verb

1

as in to carry on

Related Words

• carry on
• keep up
• dig in
• persevere
• persist
• follow through (with)
• knuckle down

Dissimilar Words

• give up
• quit
• knock off
• submit
• yield
• bow
• give in
• surrender
• succumb
• hang back
• hesitate
• falter
• waver
• vacillate
• wobble
• shilly-shally

2

as in to hold on

Related Words

• hold on
• hang around
• wait
• stick around
• await
• remain
• dwell
• stay
• linger
• abide
• loiter
• tarry
• dawdle
• overstay
• outstay
• dally

Dissimilar Words

• cut out
• get off
• pull out
• walk out
• take off
• peel off
• push on
• leave
• move
• go off
• push off
• bail out
• go
• clear out
• shove (off)
• get out
• pike (out or off)
• quit
• pack (up or off)
• exit
• depart
• bail
• run away
• clear off
• escape
• fly
• bug out
• flee
• buzz (off)
• skip
• evacuate
• book
• abandon
• vacate
• vamoose
• forsake
• desert
• abscond
• scat
• decamp
• scram

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hang on

Gene therapies and virtual-reality programs—which staged daily tasks, such as placing a fork on a plate, in high-contrast black-and-white—were helping adults with low vision hang on to what remained of their sight. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

San José State transfer Leland Smith gives Iamaleava a big-bodied receiver that can make contested catches on the boundaries or hang on to balls over the middle of the field. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Some did manage to hang on, especially on the two blocks that were done first, in particular the bars Lost Boy Dry Goods and Over Under, longtime street stalwarts. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

But so many of them hang on, in a city that, against all odds, continues to hang on to everything human and real and perhaps just a bit crazy. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 5 Aug. 2026