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held out

verb , past tense of hold out

Synonyms and Antonyms of held out

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs

we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored

luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore

Synonyms of held out

held up, kept up, lasted, prevailed, survived

Words Related to held out

bore up, carried on, coped, endured, fared, got along, got by, got on, hung in, made out, managed, persevered, went

abided (also abode), continued, drew out, held on, hung on, lingered, persisted, ran on, remained, stretched

Near Antonyms of held out

broke, broke down, collapsed, conked (out), crashed, cut out, died, expired, stalled, stopped

ran down, waned

Antonyms of held out

failed, fizzled, gave out, petered (out), ran out, went out

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