Synonyms of hold out

hold out

verb

as in to survive

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

• survive
• last
• prevail
• hold up
• remain
• continue
• keep up
• persist
• go
• carry on
• get along
• get on
• get by
• hold on
• make out
• manage
• endure
• cope
• hang in
• run on
• hang on
• stretch
• bear up
• persevere
• fare
• linger
• draw out
• abide

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• run out
• go out
• fail
• give out
• cut out
• stop
• break down
• die
• break
• expire
• collapse
• peter (out)
• run down
• stall
• crash
• fizzle
• conk (out)
• wane

Examples of hold out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those who track Swift ticket prices aren’t sure what will happen this time around, but there could be last-minute resale ticket drops for those waiting to hold out until the very end. —Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Sep. 2024

This has caused some leaders in corporate America to hold out hope that if she were elected president, Harris might give them a larger seat at the table than her predecessor has. —Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2024

The states that have held out on the lawsuit so far are Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri, Montana and North Dakota. —Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024

With Prime Video biting the bullet on ads, Apple TV+ is now the only remaining hold out. —Brian Welk, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2024