HOLD OFF Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

hold off

verb

Definition of hold off

as in to resist

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as in to put off

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Recent Examples of hold off The next chance for rain looks to hold off until Thursday night or Friday. — Lisa Meadows, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 If inflation continues to trend that way, the Federal Reserve could decide to hold off on hikes to interest rates. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 The report fueled optimism on Wall Street that the Federal Reserve may hold off on raising rates this year, after all, even as inflation remains stubborn. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026 More than 100 Keller residents crowded into the meeting and pleaded with the zoning commissioners to hold off on approving the data center site plan due to concerns over noise, water use and negative impacts on health and property values. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hold off

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold off

Verb

Mark Carney drew international attention as Canada’s prime minister by warning that middle powers must resist economic coercion by more powerful countries.

— Rob Gillies, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
But once those opportunities have been funded, management should resist the temptation to pursue lower-quality projects simply to use available cash.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of resist

Verb

Multiple donors who gave thousands of dollars to Cornyn's campaign told ABC News that they were put off by Paxton's history of controversies and scandals.

— Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
City have looked for replacements in the market and had considered Pedro Neto from Chelsea, but were put off by the price tag.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of put off

Verb

Then, council members voted to table the vote on the data center until after the court proceeding.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
The request comes after a heated Tuesday Commissioners Court meeting, where commissioners unanimously voted to table proposals to reduce the number of Election Day and early voting sites available in Tarrant County.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of table

Verb

Orlando’s backline and Morché withstood several attacks from the Spirit, including a sequence in the 12th minute when consecutive shots by Washington’s Sofia Cantore and Tamara Bolt hit the woodwork.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
The 119-unit, two-building complex is elevated 10 feet from sea level and is designed to withstand storm surges of up to 20 feet.

— Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of withstand

Verb

The AccuWeather team will be looking for smaller storm cells breaking off of the main line, which would give them freedom to begin rotating and potentially spin off a tornado funnel.

— Karl Hille, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026
Parts of the road broke off and some were evacuated from their homes.

— John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of break off

Verb

Hugo Lloris turned away one shot for LAFC (10-7-5), which was coming off back-to-back 1-0 losses.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
In fact, among the reasons that DeMar DeRozan turned away from the Heat might have been the writing on the wall that Klay would take that final Heat starting spot.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of turn away

Verb

But Japan’s experience suggests what can happen when a bunch of young people who did everything right to prepare for adulthood find the fruits of adulthood deferred, en masse.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
Tennessee struggled from the opening coin flip, which the Titans won the toss only to defer, and Seattle needed seven plays before Lock found a wide-open Elijah Arroyo for a 36-yard TD.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026