All hold off synonyms

verb hold off

• frustrate — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
• categorize — If you categorize people or things, you divide them into sets or you say which set they belong to.
• give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
• draw out — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
• prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
• withstand — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
• propose — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
• submit — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
• suggest — to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
• relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
• hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
• renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
• grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
• turn over — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• remove — to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
• allow — If someone is allowed to do something, it is all right for them to do it and they will not get into trouble.
• abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
• surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
• adjourn — If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, it is stopped for a short time.
• prohibit — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
• rule out — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
• cope — If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully.
• thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
• tolerate — to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
• forbid — to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house.
• restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
• hamper — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
• halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
• forestall — to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance: to forestall a riot by deploying police.
• avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
• bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
• preclude — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
• counter — In a place such as a shop or café, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served.
• limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
• block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
• ride out — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
• put an end to — the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
• hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
• dawdle — If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
• reschedule — to schedule for another or later time: to reschedule a baseball game because of rain.
• ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
• spurn — to reject with disdain; scorn.
• rebuke — to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
• snub — to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.
• repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
• resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
• oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
• chide — If you chide someone, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wicked or foolish.
• turn down — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.