Thesaurus
hold
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of HOLD
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a structure or place from which one can resist attack <the ruins of an ancient Roman hold>
Related Words battlement, breastwork, bulwark, earthwork, embattlement, parapet, rampart; bunker, dugout; blockhouse, garrison house; alcazar, casbah (also kasbah)
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the right or means to command or control others <the government has no hold over where we live and work>
Synonyms arm, authority, clutch, command, control, death grip, dominion, grip, hold, mastery, reign, rein(s), sway
Related Words clout, influence, leverage, pull, voice, weight; jurisdiction; direction, management; dominance, imperium, predominance, sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy; prerogative, privilege, right; eminence, importance, moment
Near Antonyms helplessness, weakness
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the state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situation <I worry that I won't be able to get hold of you in an emergency>
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a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody <upon hearing the guilty verdict, the accused realized that he would lie in that godforsaken hold for the remainder of his life>
Synonyms bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], cooler, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jailhouse, joint [slang], jug, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, pokey [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]
Related Words bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tank; block, ward; glasshouse [British], guardhouse, hulk(s); concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work camp; dungeon, keep, oubliette; reformatory, reform school, training school
Near Antonyms outside
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the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something <I need to get hold of the situation before planning a course of action>
Related Words absorption, assimilation, digestion, uptake; conception, visualization; awareness, consciousness, enlightenment, realization
Antonyms incomprehension, noncomprehension
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the state of being held in lawful custody <a suspected terrorist who was abducted at an airport and put in hold at an undisclosed location>
Related Words captivity, confinement, internment; apprehension, arrest, arrestment, bust [slang], collar, pinch; capture, entrapment, seizure; enchainment, restraint
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