Synonyms of held out

held out

verb

past tense of hold out

as in survived

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs

we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored

luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• survived
• lasted
• prevailed
• held up
• remained
• continued
• persisted
• kept up
• went
• carried on
• held on
• managed
• made out
• got along
• hung in
• got on
• endured
• stretched
• drew out
• persevered
• lingered
• got by
• hung on
• fared
• ran on
• bore up
• coped
• abided
• abode

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• went out
• ran out
• failed
• gave out
• died
• stopped
• cut out
• expired
• petered (out)
• collapsed
• broke down
• broke
• stalled
• crashed
• fizzled
• ran down
• waned
• conked (out)