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hold - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: hold
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: grasp, possession
Synonyms: authority, clasp, clench, clinch, clout, clutch, control, dominance, dominion, grip, influence, occupancy, occupation, ownership, pull, purchase, retention, sway, tenacity, tenure
Antonyms: release, dispossession
Main Entry: hold
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have in one's hands, possession; grasp
Synonyms: adhere, arrest, bind, bottle up, carry, catch, check, cherish, clasp, cleave, clench, clinch, cling, clutch, confine, contain, cradle, detain, embrace, enclose, enjoy, fondle, grip, handle, hang on, have, hug, imprison, keep, maintain, nourish, occupy, own, possess, press, restrain, retain, secure, seize, squeeze, stick, take, trammel, vise, wield, withhold, wring, cork up, freeze to, keep close, keep out, lock up, not let go, palm, put a lock on, stay put
Antonyms: drop, release, let go
Main Entry: hold
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: believe
Synonyms: assume, aver, bet bottom dollar, buy*, consider, credit, cross one's heart, deem, entertain, esteem, feel, have hunch, have sneaking suspicion, judge, lap up, lay money on, maintain, okay, presume, reckon, regard, sense, set store by, swear by, swear up and down, take as gospel truth, take stock in, think, view
Antonyms: abandon, disbelieve, forsake
Main Entry: hold
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: continue, endure
Synonyms: apply, exist, last, operate, persevere, persist, remain, resist, stay, wear, be in effect, be in force, be the case, be valid, have bearing, hold good, hold true, remain true, stand up, stay staunch
Antonyms: cease, desert, halt, quit, stop
Main Entry: hold
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: support
Synonyms: bear, bolster, brace, buttress, carry, lock, prop, shoulder, stay, sustain, take, uphold, shore up, underpin
Main Entry: hold
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: have a capacity for
Synonyms: accommodate, carry, comprise, contain, include, seat, take, be equipped for
Main Entry: hold
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: conduct meeting, function
Synonyms: assemble, call, carry on, celebrate, convene, have, officiate, preside, run, solemnize
Antonyms: cancel
Main Entry: advantage
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: benefit, favored position or circumstance
Synonyms: aid, ascendancy, asset, assistance, authority, avail, blessing, boon, break, choice, comfort, convenience, dominance, edge, eminence, favor, gain, good, gratification, help, hold, improvement, influence, interest, lead, leeway, leverage, luck, mastery, odds, position, power, precedence, preference, prestige, prevalence, profit, protection, recognition, resources, return, sanction, starting, superiority, support, supremacy, upper hand*, utility, wealth, expediency, leg-up, pre-eminence
Notes: advantage is a relatively favorable position; superiority of means while vantage is a position, condition, or opportunity that is likely to provide superiority or an advantage
Antonyms: disadvantage, drawback, handicap, hindrance, loss, obstacle, restriction
Main Entry: anchor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something used to hold another thing securely
Synonyms: ballast, bower, comfort, defense, fastener, foothold, grip, hold, hook, mainstay, mooring, pillar, protection, safeguard, security, staff, stay, support, grapnel, grappling iron, kedge, mud hook
Main Entry: bowels
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: insides
Synonyms: belly, core, deep, entrails, guts, hold, innards, interior, intestines, viscera, depths, penetralia, recesses, vitals
Main Entry: captivate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: attract, enchant
Synonyms: allure, beguile, bewitch, charm, dazzle, delight, draw, enamour, enrapture, enslave, ensnare, entertain, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, gratify, grip, hold, hook, hypnotize, infatuate, intrigue, lure, magnetize, make a hit with, mesmerize, please, rope in, seduce, spellbind, sweep off one's feet, take, turn one on, vamp, wile, win
Antonyms: disgust, disillusion, offend, repel, repulse
Main Entry: castle
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: magnificent home, often for royalty
Synonyms: citadel, fastness, fort, fortification, fortress, hold, keep, manor, mansion, palace, peel, seat, stronghold, tower, villa, acropolis, alcazar, château, donjon, estate house, fasthold, safehold
Main Entry: chain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: manacle in metal
Synonyms: attach, bind, confine, connect, enslave, fetter, hold, moor, restrain, shackle, tether, tie up, trammel, handcuff
Main Entry: claim
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: demand, maintain property or right
Synonyms: adduce, advance, allege, ask, assert, believe, call for, challenge, collect, declare, defend, exact, hit, hold, insist, justify, knock, need, pick up, pop the question*, postulate, pretend, profess, pronounce, require, requisition, solicit, take, uphold, vindicate, have dibs on something, hit up, hold out for, lay claim to, stake out
Antonyms: deny, disclaim, question
Main Entry: clamp
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fastener
Synonyms: bracket, catch, clasp, grip, hold, lock, nipper, press, snap, vice
Main Entry: clasp
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fastener; hold on something
Synonyms: brooch, buckle, catch, clamp, clench, clinch, clip, clutch, embrace, fastening, grapple, grasp, grip, hasp, hold, hook, hug, pin, snap, fibula, safety pin
Main Entry: clasp
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grab tightly
Synonyms: attack, bear hug, buckle, clamp, clinch, clip, clutch, connect, embrace, enfold, fasten, grapple, grasp, grip, hold, hug, pin, press, seize, snatch, squeeze, take, coll, concatenate, glom onto
Antonyms: loose, let go
Main Entry: class
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: categorize
Synonyms: account, allot, appraise, assess, assign, assort, brand, classify, codify, consider, designate, divide, evaluate, gauge, grade, group, hold, identify, judge, mark, part, pigeonhole*, rank, rate, reckon, regard, score, separate
Main Entry: clench
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grasp
Synonyms: clamp, clasp, clinch, clutch, constrict, contract, grapple, grip, hold, double up, draw together
Antonyms: loose, loosen, release, let go
Main Entry: clutch
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grab, snatch
Synonyms: catch, cherish, clasp, clench, clinch, collar, embrace, fasten, grapple, grasp, grip, harbor, hold, hook, keep, nab, nail*, seize, snag, snatch, take, cling to, glom, put the snare on
Antonyms: unfasten, let go
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