Synonyms of hold out

hold out

verb

as in to survive

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 & Similar Words

• survive
• last
• prevail
• hold up
• remain
• continue
• keep up
• persist
• go
• carry on
• get along
• get on
• get by
• hold on
• make out
• manage
• endure
• cope
• hang in
• run on
• hang on
• stretch
• bear up
• persevere
• fare
• linger
• draw out
• abide

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• run out
• go out
• fail
• give out
• cut out
• stop
• break down
• die
• break
• expire
• collapse
• peter (out)
• run down
• stall
• crash
• fizzle
• conk (out)
• wane

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hold out

The Chiefs held out for more than the Rams’ 29th overall pick, an offer that moved from the 1-yard line to the end zone when the Rams included this year’s fifth- and sixth-round selections and a 2027 third. —Sam McDowell March 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026

Kesselman ran into Joe (Concert Joe) Sarkis, a bearded seventy-two-year-old music-scene fixture, who held out a copy of High Times’ May, 1976, issue. —Mark Yarm, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

Shah Alam, dressed in a hoodie, walks toward the officers, occasionally holding out his hand. —Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026

Guthrie is currently with her siblings in Tucson, where they were raised, holding out hope that their mother comes home. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026