HELD OUT Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

held out

verb

past tense of hold out

as in survived

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs we hoped our supply of firewood would hold out until power was restored luckily, the old outboard motor held out till we made it to shore

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Recent Examples of held out He was held out of the Whitecaps’ 4-3 loss to FC Cincinnati on Wednesday night as the deal advanced. — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 23 July 2026 Second-year center Dylan Cardwell was held out due to left thumb soreness. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 Dean Foxcroft was bowled by Pierre shortly afterwards, raising the pressure on New Zealand but Latham and Bracewell (18) held out until the end. — ABC News, 13 July 2026 One night, Timothy alleges, Melanie badgered her to get it on, but Timothy successfully held out. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 13 July 2026 But Schlittler could be held out depending on how his schedule of regular season starts lines up. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Despite a general jokiness and long runtime, the film was well-received by critics and audiences and now those who've held out from going to the multiplex to absorb the adventure will have a chance to catch it at home. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 7 July 2026 Kirkmeyer's campaign had held out hope that the last batches of ballots, primarily from Arapahoe County, would help the state senator retake the lead. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 July 2026 Those offers didn’t cut it for the few dozen residents who’ve held out. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

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Alanna Schermerhorn-Wallace confronted Colt directly about watching her brother’s final moments on surveillance video, while oldest sister Lilianah Ahmed tearfully recalled the agonizing wait to learn whether Mason had survived.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
More recently, a Russian Soyuz rocket survived a lightning strike during a 2019 launch and delivered its payload to orbit.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

Definition of survived

Verb

Last month, Lindsey Graham, the longtime senator, prevailed over five primary challengers.

— Terry Collins, USA Today, 21 July 2026
Džumhur ultimately prevailed 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 7-6(4) in three hours and 42 minutes, but the incident was another example of players not yet getting to grips with how ELC works.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026