HELD OFF Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

held off

verb

past tense of hold off

as in turned back

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as in put off

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Shopify shoppers turned back the clock to invest in simpler things including better sleep, dumb phones, and fixing old devices instead of just buying new ones, according to June sales data shared first with Retail Brew.

— Vidhi Choudhary, Fortune, 7 July 2026
The conversation turned back to what has changed in how distribution has evolved internationally, due to streaming.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 6 July 2026

Definition of turned back

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Egypt had one more chance before the end of regulation, but Haissem Hassan was turned away by Souttar, who deflected the shot with his knee.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Several American applicants were allegedly turned away even when the companies were actively hiring.

— Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 2 July 2026

Definition of turned away

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Her rebuke comes as Caribbean leaders meet under the Caricom bloc and launch a new slavery reparations manifesto, pressing Britain for apologies, debt cancellation and other measures long resisted in London.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
According to state police, Rice allegedly resisted arrest and engaged troopers in a pursuit.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Definition of resisted

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In June, Oceanside’s City Council voted unanimously to exempt multiple sites from the law and deferred others from high-density zoning until 2032, relying on carve-outs for areas with existing housing capacity, lack of walking paths and more.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026
The mayor’s bond proposal had been deferred three times prior to Thursday’s meeting.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of deferred

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All Democrats in Congress vehemently opposed the bill and three Senate Republicans—Susan Collins of Maine, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina—voted against it.

— Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Mayor Rusty Knox has been one of the voices opposed to expanding the lanes.

— Michael Praats, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026

Definition of opposed

Verb

Richie then postponed his following concerts at Chicago’s United Center and the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
In Pennsylvania and New Jersey alone, nearly a dozen July Fourth events have been called off or postponed because of the weather.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026

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