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 Almanza was charged with threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property and is currently being held on a $1 million bond in the Faulkner County jail. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2026 Farinacci is being held on a $1 million bond and is expected to appear in court Tuesday. — Tristan Maglunog, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 The 15-year-old is being held on suspicion of three counts of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 28 July 2026 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 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

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Stokesberry said the skies have remained free of uncrewed aircraft since Monday, which has allowed fire crews to attack from above and below.

— Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
By age 85, only 7% of the adults with three risk factors remained dementia-free, compared with 35% of those with no risk factors.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of remained

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Surrounded by hundreds of butterflies fluttering between tropical plants inside the Powell Gardens Conservatory, Heidi Boehm watched as visitors stopped, looked upward and waited for one to land nearby.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
The Bering Air flight’s takeoff was initially delayed four hours as the pilot waited for the weather to improve, but eventually the plane with the pilot and nine passengers took off.

— Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of waited

Verb

Alex Lange smoothly handled the seventh, but lefty Aaron Bummer only lasted 20 pitches into the eighth inning and allowed a Josh Bell RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2 before he was replaced by right-hander Nate Pearson.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
Her dad decided to follow in his father’s footsteps, and started his own restaurant that lasted for 28 years.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of lasted

Verb

The fascination persisted, though Burke often undercut it with humor and self-deprecation.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
Although the accord succeeded in disarming one of the region’s most influential insurgent groups, violence has persisted and in some areas escalated because the broader conditions driving conflict were left largely intact.

— Dylan Spencer, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026