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withstand(stop, cut, attack, separate)
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beat off(expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
3
block(stop, check, separate, restrain)
3
brush off(expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
3
cut(separate, reject, cool, disregard)
3
demur(stop, decline, reject, dismiss)
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deter(stop, check, separate, oppose)
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discourage(stop, check, reject, disregard)
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dismiss(hold, drop, cut, separate)
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dispense with(expression, phrasal verb, decline, reject)
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eschew(stop, restrain, prevent, escape)
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hang(stop, reject, halt, delay)
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hang back(expression, pause, hesitate, linger)
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hang fire(expression, reject, halt, block)
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hesitate(cool, restrain, delay, suppress)
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hinder(stop, check, attack, maintain)
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hold(stop, drop, attack, maintain)
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hold over(expression, phrasal verb, drop, disregard)
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intermit(stop, reduce, reject, release)
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keep at bay(expression, idiom, cut, check)
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APASmart Define. (2015). hold off thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hold_off/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, hold off thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hold_off/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "hold off thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/hold_off/thesaurus/synonyms>