All hold off synonyms

verb hold off

• poke — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
• temporize — to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting.
• tarry — to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
• goldbrick — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
• prolong — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
• drag — drag and drop
• stall — a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
• loiter — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
• protract — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
• lag — netlag
• wait — to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
• draw — 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).
• stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
• lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
• procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
• continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
• pad — Packet Assembler/Disassembler
• repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
• discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
• cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
• decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
• slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
• cross — If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
• neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
• repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
• disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
• reprove — to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
• confound — If someone or something confounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong.
• top — Technical/Office Protocol
• negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• controvert — to deny, refute, or oppose (some argument or opinion)
• confute — to prove (a person or thing) wrong, invalid, or mistaken; disprove
• defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
• overturn — to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.
• stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
• prorogue — to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body).
• regret — to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
• disaccord — to be out of accord; disagree.
• disapprove — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
• nix — nothing.
• dissent — to differ in sentiment or opinion, especially from the majority; withhold assent; disagree (often followed by from): Two of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
• shy — bashful; retiring.
• reprobate — a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
• jump — to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
• abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
• hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
• shake — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
• circumvent — If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
• divert — to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.