hold

Synonyms: authority clasp clench clinch clout clutch control dominance dominion grip influence occupancy occupation ownership pull purchase retention sway tenacity tenure

Antonyms: dispossession release

Synonyms: adhere arrest bind bottle up carry catch check cherish clasp cleave clench clinch cling clutch confine contain cork up cradle detain embrace enclose enjoy fondle freeze to grip handle hang on have hug imprison keep keep close keep out lock up maintain not let go nourish occupy own palm possess press put a lock on restrain retain secure seize squeeze stay put stick take trammel vise wield withhold wring

Antonyms: drop let go release

Synonyms: assume aver bet bottom dollar buy consider credit cross one’s heart deem entertain esteem feel have hunch have sneaking suspicion judge lap up lay money on maintain okay presume reckon regard sense set store by swear by swear up and down take as gospel truth take stock in think view

Antonyms: abandon disbelieve forsake

Synonyms: apply be in effect be in force be the case be valid exist have bearing hold good hold true last operate persevere persist remain remain true resist stand up stay stay staunch wear

Antonyms: cease desert halt quit stop

Synonyms: bear bolster brace buttress carry lock prop shore up shoulder stay sustain take underpin uphold

Synonyms: accommodate be equipped for carry comprise contain include seat take

Synonyms: assemble call carry on celebrate convene have officiate preside run solemnize

Antonyms: cancel