" held off "

1: as in fought, resisted;

•  Synonyms : 

•  defied,

•  fought,

•  opposed,

•  resisted,

•  stood off,

•  withstood,

•  beat off,

•  fended (off),

•  rebutted,

•  repelled,

•  repulsed,

•  staved off,

•  turned away,

•  turned back,

•  deflected,

•  warded (off),

•  rebuffed,

•  snubbed,

•  spurned

•  Antonyms : 

•  embraced,

•  hailed,

•  welcomed

2: as in put off, reserved;

•  Synonyms : 

•  deferred,

•  postponed,

•  put off,

•  reserved,

•  shelved,

•  tabled,

•  broke off,

•  disbanded,

•  discontinued,

•  dispersed,

•  intermitted,

•  interrupted,

•  dissolved,

•  ended,

•  halted,

•  stopped,

•  terminated,

•  adjourned,

•  prorogated,

•  prorogued,

•  recessed,

•  suspended,

•  broke up,

•  closed,

•  concluded,

•  wound up,

•  wrapped up,

•  aborted,

•  called,

•  called off,

•  dropped,

•  recalled,

•  repealed,

•  rescinded,

•  revoked,

•  abrogated,

•  annulled,

•  invalidated,

•  negated,

•  nullified,

•  quashed,

•  voided

•  Antonyms : 

•  inaugurated,

•  launched,

•  opened,

•  carried on,

•  continued,

•  drew out,

•  extended,

•  proceeded,

•  prolonged,

•  renewed,

•  reopened,

•  resumed,

•  assembled,

•  called,

•  convened,

•  convoked,

•  mustered,

•  rallied,

•  summoned

1: to assign to a later time;

  * e.g., " ... we held off on accepting the invitation in the hopes that something better would come along "

•  Synonyms : 

•  defer,

•  delay,

•  hold over,

•  hold up,

•  lay over,

•  postpone,

•  put off,

•  put over,

•  remit,

•  shelve

•  Antonyms : 

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