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holdup

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of holdup

an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business

  • a holdup in construction due to the weather
Synonyms of holdup

delay, detainment, detention, holdback, holding pattern, wait
Words Related to holdup

deferment, deferral, postponement

reprieve, respite

foot-dragging, hesitation, lag, pause, setback, slowdown
Near Antonyms of holdup

haste, rush

dispatch, promptitude, promptness

hold up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hold up

1 to assign to a later time

  • held up mail delivery until we had a permanent address
Synonyms of hold up

defer, delay, hold off (on), hold over, lay over, postpone, put off, put over, remit, shelve
Words Related to hold up

suspend

hesitate, pause, stay

detain, retard, slow

extend, lengthen, prolong, protract, stretch (out)

wait
Near Antonyms of hold up

act, deal (with), decide (upon), do, work (on)

2 to bring (something) to a standstill

  • traffic was held up for miles by the accident
Synonyms of hold up

arrest, bring up, catch, check, draw up, fetch up, halt, pull up, stall, stay, still, stop
Words Related to hold up

baffle, balk, block, blockade, bottleneck, clog, dam, detain, hinder, hold, hold back, impede, obstruct, snag, stem

conclude, cut off, end, terminate

call, discontinue, suspend

choke off, rein (in), repress, squash, squelch, stanch (or staunch), stunt, suppress, turn back
Near Antonyms of hold up

carry on, continue, follow through (with), keep (on), keep up, persist, run on

advance, fare, go along, march, move, proceed, progress, wend

actuate, budge, drive, goad, impel, propel, push, spur, stir

3 to create difficulty for the work or activity of

  • if lack of transportation is the only thing holding you up, I can give you a ride
Synonyms of hold up

clog, cramp, embarrass, encumber, fetter, hamper, handcuff, handicap, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, impede, inhibit, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle, short-circuit, stymie, tie up, trammel
Words Related to hold up

balk, check, constrain, curb, rein, restrain

bind, chain, halter, leash, tether, tie

arrest, brake, delay, retain, retard

barricade, block, blockade, roadblock

bog (down), mire

choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate

baffle, foil, frustrate, stump, thwart

derail, disrupt, sabotage

muzzle, repress, suppress

confine, hedge (in), hem (in)
Phrases Synonymous with hold up

cramp oneʼs style, give a hard time
Near Antonyms of hold up

clear, make way, open, unclog, unplug, unstop

free, liberate, release, untie

loosen, smooth

encourage, further, promote
Antonyms of hold up

aid, assist, facilitate, help

4 to continue to operate or to meet oneʼs needs

  • the air conditioner held up this year, but itʼs not going to make it through another summer
Synonyms of hold up

hold out, keep up, last, prevail, survive
Words Related to hold up

bear up, carry on, cope, endure, fare, get along, get by, get on, go, hang in, make out, manage, persevere

abide, continue, draw out, hang on, hold on, linger, persist, remain, run on, stretch
Near Antonyms of hold up

break, break down, collapse, conk (out), crash, cut out, die, expire, stall, stop

run down, wane
Antonyms of hold up

fail, fizzle, give out, go out, peter (out), run out

5 to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

  • the stormʼs hurricane-force winds did not hold up once it hit the coast
Synonyms of hold up

abide, bide, continue, endure, hold on, keep up, last, perdure, persist, remain, run on
Words Related to hold up

linger, stay, stick around, tarry

carry through, prevail, survive
Near Antonyms of hold up

abate, die (down), ebb, let up, moderate, subside, wane
Antonyms of hold up

cease, close, conclude, desist, die, discontinue, end, expire, finish, lapse, leave off, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up

6 to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval

  • an argument that won't hold up in court
Synonyms of hold up

fly, pass, stand up, wash
Words Related to hold up

get through, go down, go over, go through, play, take, work
Phrases Synonymous with hold up

hold water, pass muster

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