Antonyms for holding to
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
- abandon
- attack
- blame
- block
- cease
- changeable
- condemn
- convict
- damage
- decrease
- deny
- depress
- destroy
- discontinue
- discourage
- disregard
- drop
- eschew
- exaggerated
- fail
- fall
- forfeit
- forget
- give up
- halt
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- incautious
- inconstant
- injure
- left-wing
- lessen
- let go
- liberal
- lose
- lower
- miss
- neglect
- obstruct
- oppose
- prevent
- progressive
- protest
- radical
- retreat
- run away
- sentence
- shun
- stop
- undermine
- unfixed
- unstable
- unsteady
- untrustworthy
- wavering
- weak
- weaken
- wobbly
Definition of holding to
- As in rightist : adj conservative
- As in traditionalist : adj conservative
- As in traditionalistic : adj conservative
- As in conservative : adj cautious, moderate, tending to preserve the status quo
- As in pursue : verb persist, persevere
- As in redeem : verb atone for; compensate
- As in uphold : verb maintain, support
Synonyms for holding to
- abide by
- absolve
- acquit
- adhere
- adhere to
- advocate
- aid
- apply oneself
- assist
- back
- back up
- balance
- bolster
- boost
- bourgeois
- brace
- buoy up
- buttress
- carry
- carry on
- carry out
- champion
- compensate
- conduct
- confirm
- constant
- continue
- controlled
- conventional
- countenance
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- countervail
- cultivate
- defend
- defray
- die-hard
- discharge
- elevate
- encourage
- endorse
- engage in
- fearful
- firm
- fogyish
- fuddy-duddy
- fulfill
- guarded
- hard hat
- help
- hidebound
- hoist
- hold to
- hold up one's end
- holding to
- illiberal
- in a rut
- inflexible
- justify
- keep
- keep on
- keep the faith
- maintain
- make amends
- make good
- make up for
- meet
- middle-of-the-road
- not extreme
- obstinate
- offset
- old guard
- old line
- orthodox
- outweigh
- perform
- pick up
- ply
- practice
- proceed
- promote
- prop
- prosecute
- quiet
- raise
- reactionary
- rear
- redneck
- redress
- rehabilitate
- reinstate
- restore
- right
- right of center
- right-wing
- rightist
- satisfy
- save
- second
- see through
- set off
- shore up
- side with
- sober
- stable
- stand by
- steady
- stick by
- stick up for
- sustain
- tackle
- take up
- timid
- Tory
- traditional
- traditionalist
- traditionalistic
- unchangeable
- unchanging
- uncreative
- undaring
- unimaginative
- unprogressive
- upbear
- uplift
- upraise
- uprear
- vindicate
- wage
- white bread
- work at
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