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100 Best Synonyms for “Hold”

April 19, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Term Definition
1. abide by follow; comply with
2. adhere to follow closely; stick to
3. administer manage; oversee
4. anchor hold firmly in place
5. assemble gather together
6. assert state firmly; maintain
7. ban officially forbid
8. bar prevent entry or passage
9. bear carry or support a load
10. bind tie or fasten tightly
11. block prevent movement or progress
12. bolt fasten with a bolt
13. carry hold and move with you
14. check stop or slow down
15. clamp hold tightly with a clamp
16. clasp hold with hands or arms
17. clutch hold tightly, often suddenly
18. contain have within; hold inside
19. deal with handle; manage
20. defend protect from attack
21. defer put off; delay
22. delay make happen later
23. detain keep from leaving
24. direct guide; manage actions
25. embrace hold closely in the arms
26. enclose surround; close in
27. enforce make sure rules are obeyed
28. execute carry out; perform
29. fasten attach firmly in place
30. fend off keep away by resisting
31. fix attach firmly in position
32. forbid order not to do
33. freeze keep unchanged for now
34. fulfill carry out; satisfy
35. gather bring together; collect
36. get a grip on grasp firmly; gain control
37. govern control; rule
38. grasp take and hold in the hand
39. grip hold firmly with the hand
40. guard protect; keep safe
41. halt bring to a stop
42. handle deal with; manage
43. hang on to keep; not let go
44. honor keep; fulfill as promised
45. hook attach with a hook
46. hug hold tightly in affection
47. insist demand firmly; maintain
48. keep continue to have or possess
49. lash tie securely with cord
50. latch fasten with a latch
51. lead guide; be in charge
52. lock secure with a lock
53. maintain keep in a given state
54. manage handle; keep under control
55. mooring anchoring in place
56. mount organize and present
57. muster gather; assemble
58. nail fasten with nails
59. observe follow; comply with
60. oversee supervise; watch over
61. pause stop briefly
62. peg fix in place with a peg
63. pin hold in place with a pin
64. postpone put off to a later time
65. preserve keep safe from harm
66. prevent stop from happening
67. prohibit formally forbid
68. rebuff reject and keep away
69. repel drive back; keep away
70. reserve set aside for later
71. restrain keep under control
72. retain keep possession of
73. rule exercise control over
74. save keep for later use
75. seize take hold of quickly
76. stave off delay or prevent
77. stay stop or delay temporarily
78. stop bring to an end
79. store keep for future use
80. support bear the weight of
81. suspend temporarily stop or postpone
82. tether tie to restrict movement
83. tie fasten with a knot
84. undergo experience or endure something
85. underpin support from beneath
86. undertake take on; commit to doing
87. uphold support; maintain
88. use employ; make use of
89. utilize use for a purpose
90. value regard as important
91. veto officially reject or forbid
92. vouch for attest to; guarantee
93. wait pause until something happens
94. ward off keep away; avert
95. watch over guard; keep under observation
96. weather survive or endure difficulty
97. welcome receive or accept gladly
98. withhold keep back; not give
99. yield give way; surrender
100. zip fasten with a zipper
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