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past tense of hang on
Synonyms & Antonyms of hung on
1
as in kept up, dug in
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for hung on
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for hung on
- gave up,
- knocked off,
- quit
- (also quitted)
- faltered,
- hesitated,
- hung back,
- shilly-shallied,
- vacillated,
- wavered,
- wobbled
- (also wabbled)
2
as in waited, held on
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for hung on
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for hung on
- bailed,
- bailed out,
- bugged out,
- buzzed (off),
- cleared off
- [chiefly British],
- cleared out,
- cut out,
- departed,
- exited,
- got off,
- left,
- moved,
- packed (up or off),
- peeled off,
- piked (out or off),
- pulled out,
- pushed off,
- pushed on,
- quit
- (also quitted),
- shoved (off),
- took off,
- vamoosed,
- walked out,
- went,
- went off
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