" holds off "

1: as in fights, resists;

•  Synonyms : 

•  defies,

•  fights,

•  opposes,

•  resists,

•  stands off,

•  withstands,

•  beats off,

•  fends (off),

•  rebuts,

•  repels,

•  repulses,

•  staves off,

•  turns away,

•  turns back,

•  deflects,

•  wards (off),

•  rebuffs,

•  snubs,

•  spurns

•  Antonyms : 

•  embraces,

•  hails,

•  welcomes

2: as in puts off, reserves;

•  Synonyms : 

•  defers,

•  postpones,

•  puts off,

•  reserves,

•  shelves,

•  tables,

•  breaks off,

•  disbands,

•  discontinues,

•  disperses,

•  intermits,

•  interrupts,

•  dissolves,

•  ends,

•  halts,

•  stops,

•  terminates,

•  adjourns,

•  prorogates,

•  prorogues,

•  recesses,

•  suspends,

•  breaks up,

•  closes,

•  concludes,

•  winds up,

•  wraps up,

•  aborts,

•  calls,

•  calls off,

•  drops,

•  recalls,

•  repeals,

•  rescinds,

•  revokes,

•  abrogates,

•  annuls,

•  invalidates,

•  negates,

•  nullifies,

•  quashes,

•  voids

•  Antonyms : 

•  inaugurates,

•  launches,

•  opens,

•  carries on,

•  continues,

•  draws out,

•  extends,

•  proceeds,

•  prolongs,

•  renews,

•  reopens,

•  resumes,

•  assembles,

•  calls,

•  convenes,

•  convokes,

•  musters,

•  rallies,

•  summons

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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