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holding to

phrase , present participle of hold to

Synonyms and Antonyms of holding to

to give steadfast support to

She held to her goal of becoming a veterinarian.

Synonyms of holding to

adhering (to), clinging (to), hewing (to), keeping (to), standing by, sticking (to or with)

Words Related to holding to

advocating, backing, championing, confirming, defending, endorsing (also indorsing), espousing, supporting, upholding

accepting, adopting, cherishing, cultivating, embracing, following, fostering, heeding

backstopping, bolstering, boosting, buttressing, enforcing, reinforcing (also reenforcing)

Phrases Synonymous with holding to

abiding by, living up to

Near Antonyms of holding to

abandoning, abnegating, deserting, forsaking, giving up, relinquishing, spurning, surrendering

abjuring, recalling, recanting, reconsidering, reneging, renouncing, retracting, revoking, taking back, unsaying, withdrawing

controverting, disagreeing (with), disproving, disputing, rebutting, refuting

contradicting, denying, disavowing, disclaiming, disowning, gainsaying, negating, negativing, repudiating

backing down, backing off, backtracking

Antonyms of holding to

defecting (from)

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