HELD ON Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

held on

verb

past tense of hold on

as in remained

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state the ancient beliefs still held on in remote mountain villages

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as in waited

to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something hold on a minute—it's not your turn

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Recent Examples of held on Singer-songwriter events are held on select Mondays, while regular hours are concentrated around Thursday through Saturday. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The news was first reported at a press conference held on July 15 by the Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan Area of Naples (Soprintendenza ABAP Napoli), which supervised the excavation. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 20 July 2026 Under the agreement, OAC would pay $110 million plus 6% of all future annual gross ticket sales from events held on the site. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Still, Thomas Tuchel’s side held on to win an entertaining contest. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026 Public hearings for the case were held on two separate days in march and April, with more than 30 people attending, the court said. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 The free concerts, which began in 2000, are sponsored by the Clarendon Hills Chamber of Commerce and are held on Prospect Avenue, between the railroad tracks and Park Avenue in the downtown area. — Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026 At their Manhattan Supreme Criminal Court arraignments, Vern Joly was ordered held without bail while his father was ordered held on $250,000 bond. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026 The runoff election will be held on June 16 across the state. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 June 2026

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Verb

England and Argentina remained deadlocked 0-0 with no shots on goal at either end.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
For decades, every movie remained in cinemas for at least 90 days before heading to digital platforms.

— Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 2026

Definition of remained

Verb

Elyse waited for her daughter to come out while May grew her hair long and asked for bows to wear in it.

— Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 18 July 2026
The Colonial Marines Cameron waited until late on in production to shoot the scene where the Colonial Marines wake up from hypersleep.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of waited

Verb

Throughout the summer, fans have continued to pack Sundance Square to watch the matches, including Josh Mitchell, a fan from Bedford who went to Sundance Square multiple times during the World Cup.

— Cal Phillips Updated July 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
At that time, an 18-member Standardized Testing Task Force convened by the Academic Senate had recommended that the use of SAT and ACT tests be continued.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of continued

Verb

The search lasted until Monday, when Núñez returned to the disaster site convinced that her son had not survived and that his body was still beneath the rubble.

— Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Sanford and Son ended after the actor accepted an offer from competitor ABC to star in his own variety series, which lasted less than a year.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of lasted

Verb

The fire, however, was only 31% contained as of Monday, and was expected to continue to see flare-ups as hot and windy conditions persisted, officials said.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Builders mixed lime with volcanic ash, setting off mineral reactions that persisted as the concrete aged.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026