Synonyms of hanging on

hanging on

verb

present participle of hang on

1

as in keeping up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• keeping up
• digging in
• carrying on
• following through (with)
• persevering
• persisting
• knuckling down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• giving up
• knocking off
• giving in
• submitting
• quitting
• yielding
• bowing
• hanging back
• surrendering
• succumbing
• hesitating
• faltering
• wavering
• vacillating
• wobbling
• wabbling
• shilly-shallying

2

as in holding on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holding on
• hanging around
• waiting
• sticking around
• awaiting
• remaining
• dwelling
• lingering
• staying
• loitering
• abiding
• tarrying
• dawdling
• overstaying
• dallying
• outstaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pulling out
• walking out
• cutting out
• taking off
• pushing on
• buzzing (off)
• packing (up or off)
• going off
• getting off
• shoving (off)
• peeling off
• bailing out
• clearing out
• pushing off
• leaving
• moving
• clearing off
• going
• getting out
• running away
• departing
• exiting
• bugging out
• bailing
• quitting
• piking (out or off)
• flying
• escaping
• fleeing
• skipping
• evacuating
• vamoosing
• absconding
• booking
• abandoning
• vacating
• forsaking
• deserting
• decamping
• scramming
• scatting