Antonyms for hold at bay
| Grammar : Verb |
- abandon
- advance
- aid
- allow
- approve
- assist
- attack
- attract
- begin
- carry on
- carry out
- commence
- confront
- continue
- deal with
- deny
- desert
- discourage
- do
- encounter
- encourage
- endanger
- face
- forge
- forget
- forsake
- forward
- further
- give in
- give up
- go
- harm
- help
- hurt
- ignore
- initiate
- injure
- keep on
- leave
- let go
- let in
- lose
- make peace
- meet
- neglect
- open
- permit
- promote
- push
- quit
- release
- relinquish
- renounce
- resign
- restart
- reveal
- speak smoothly
- squander
- start
- stimulate
- support
- surrender
- take on
- uncover
- urge
- want
- waste
- welcome
- yield
Definition of hold at bay
- As in parry : verb ward off, circumvent
- As in defend : verb protect
- As in fend off : verb keep at bay
- As in fight back/fight off : verb defend oneself
- As in halt : verb stop, cause to stop
Synonyms for hold at bay
- adjourn
- anticipate
- arrest
- avert
- avoid
- balk
- bar
- battle
- beat off
- block
- blow the whistle on
- bottle up
- break off
- bring to an end
- bring to standstill
- bulwark
- bypass
- call it a day
- care for
- cease
- cease fire
- check
- cherish
- close down
- come to an end
- conserve
- contain
- contend
- control
- cool it
- cover
- curb
- cut short
- deflect
- desist
- deter
- dodge
- draw up
- drive back
- drop anchor
- duck
- elude
- en garde
- end
- entrench
- espouse
- evade
- fence
- fend off
- fight
- fight for
- forestall
- fortify
- foster
- frustrate
- garrison
- guard
- guard against
- hamper
- hedge
- hold
- hold at bay
- hold back
- house
- impede
- insure
- intermit
- interrupt
- keep at a distance
- keep at arm's length
- keep at bay
- keep off
- keep safe
- look after
- maintain
- mine
- nourish
- obstruct
- oppose
- panoply
- parry
- pause
- preclude
- preserve
- prevent
- provide sanctuary
- pull up
- punctuate
- put a cork in
- put up fight
- rebuff
- rebuke
- rebut
- refuse
- reject
- repel
- repel danger
- reply
- repress
- repulse
- resist
- rest
- restrain
- retain
- retaliate
- safeguard
- save
- screen
- secure
- shelter
- shield
- shirk
- shun
- sidestep
- snub
- spurn
- stall
- stand still
- stave off
- stay
- stem
- stop
- suspend
- sustain
- take in
- terminate
- turn aside
- uphold
- wait
- war
- ward off
- watch
- watch over
- withstand
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