Synonyms of holding on

holding on 1 of 2

adjective

as in holding up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holding up
• keeping up
• running on
• lasting
• enduring
• abiding
• residual
• persisting
• lingering
• staying
• sticking around
• continuing
• biding
• perduring
• remaining
• leftover
• carrying through
• surviving
• tarrying
• prevailing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dying (down)
• letting up
• waning
• winding up
• subsiding
• moderating
• abating
• ebbing
• ending
• dying
• passing
• concluding
• finishing
• closing
• stopping
• terminating
• ceasing
• leaving off
• lapsing
• quitting
• expiring
• discontinuing
• desisting

holding on

2 of 2

verb

present participle of hold on

1

as in remaining

to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state

the ancient beliefs still held on in remote mountain villages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remaining
• continuing
• lasting
• running on
• keeping up
• persisting
• staying
• holding up
• enduring
• surviving
• lingering
• abiding
• sticking around
• perduring
• carrying through
• prevailing
• biding
• tarrying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• winding up
• ending
• dying
• passing
• finishing
• closing
• stopping
• dying (down)
• concluding
• terminating
• expiring
• leaving off
• ceasing
• discontinuing
• lapsing
• quitting
• waning
• desisting
• moderating
• letting up
• subsiding
• ebbing
• abating

2

as in waiting

to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something

hold on a minute—it's not your turn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waiting
• staying
• sitting tight
• holding one's breath
• biding one's time
• cooling one's heels
• hanging around
• sticking around
• awaiting
• standing by
• lingering
• watching (for)
• remaining
• biding
• expecting
• anticipating
• tarrying