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put on hold

VERB
defer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn delay extend hold up postpone prolong set aside shelve stall suspend waive
STRONG
block detain hinder impede intermit lengthen obstruct procrastinate prorogue protract remit retard slow stay table
WEAK
give rain check hang fire lay over put on back burner put on ice
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance allow carry out continue do expedite forward further maintain shorten
STRONG
abbreviate aid assist encourage facilitate help let go promote push support
WEAK
force forge hasten hurry
VERB
pause
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hesitate interrupt shake waver
STRONG
cease deliberate desist discontinue drop halt reflect rest sideline suspend
WEAK
break it up call time catch one's breath come to standstill hold back stop briefly take a break take a breather take five take ten think twice
Antonyms
STRONG
carry on continue do go keep on restart rise
WEAK
persist
VERB
pigeonhole
Synonyms
STRONG
assort class classify defer delay dismiss file group hold label peg postpone rank sideline sort tab table
WEAK
hold off hold up lay aside put aside put down as put off put on ice put on the back burner type cast
Antonyms
STRONG
advance disorder expedite forward hasten hurry maintain scatter
VERB
postpone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn defer delay hold up shelve suspend
STRONG
pigeonhole prorogue table
WEAK
carry forward carry over cool it give a rain check hang fire hold off hold over lay over put back put on back burner
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance continue expedite forward further hasten hurry
WEAK
carry out do maintain persevere
VERB
protract
Synonyms
STRONGEST
prolong put off
STRONG
continue cool defer delay draw elongate lengthen pad postpone procrastinate stall stretch
WEAK
drag on drag out hold off hold up keep going prolongate spin out stretch out
Antonyms
STRONG
advance complete do expedite finish forward further hasten hurry shorten
WEAK
abbreviate curtail
VERB
recess
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn break off break up dissolve terminate
STRONG
drop pigeonhole prorogue rise shake sideline
WEAK
call time drop it prorogate take a break take a breather take five take ten
Antonyms
STRONGEST
begin open start
WEAK
continue
VERB
remain
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continue endure go on hover last linger live persist prevail stand stop survive wait
STRONG
abide bide bivouac bunk cling delay dwell freeze halt hang inhabit lodge nest outlast outlive pause perch reside rest roost sojourn squat tarry visit
WEAK
be left hang out hold over hold the fort keep on make camp remain standing sit out sit through sit tight stay behind stay in stay over stay put stick around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease die discontinue go leave lie
STRONG
carry on depart hurry move
WEAK
forge
VERB
shelve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freeze give up mothball prolong put off suspend waive
STRONG
delay dismiss drop hold pigeonhole prorogue scrub sideline stay table
WEAK
hang up hold off hold over hold up lay aside put aside put on back burner put on ice slow up tie up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
continue go
STRONG
advance
WEAK
carry out do go ahead
VERB
sit tight
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stick around
WEAK
anticipate bide one's time cool it fill time hang around hang out hold on hold the phone keep your shirt on lie in wait lie low linger mark time stall stand by stay put
VERB
stymie
Synonyms
STRONGEST
choke off crimp foil impede obstruct stall stonewall thwart
STRONG
balk block confound corner crab cramp defeat mystify nonplus pigeonhole prevent puzzle shelve snooker stump
WEAK
cramp one's style cut off dead-end give the runaround hang fire hang-up hold off hold up put on back burner throw a monkey wrench into
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abet advance aid assist forward help support
STRONG
allow clarify clear up enlighten explain explicate let go release
WEAK
encourage
VERB
suspend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjourn arrest bar cease defer discontinue eject exclude file halt interrupt postpone put off reject rule out shelve stay waive withhold
STRONG
can check debar eliminate hang inactivate intermit omit pigeonhole procrastinate prorogue protract retard
WEAK
break up count out cut short hang fire hang up hold up lay aside lay off lay on the table lay over pink slip put a stop to put an end to put on back burner put on ice put on the shelf stave off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accept add advance allow begin carry on carry out continue do encourage expedite forge forward go include keep on release
WEAK
complete finish persist sustain
VERB
table
Synonyms
STRONGEST
defer propose put off shelve submit suggest
STRONG
cool delay enter hang move pigeonhole
WEAK
hold off hold up put aside put forward put on back burner put on ice put on the shelf
Antonyms
STRONGEST
carry out do
STRONG
stop
WEAK
decide vote
VERB
wait
Synonyms
STRONGEST
await delay expect hang linger remain stand by stay stick around watch
STRONG
abide anticipate bide dally foresee stall tarry
WEAK
bide one's time cool it fill time hang around hang onto your hat hang out hold back hold everything hold on hold the phone hole up keep shirt on lie in wait lie low look for look forward to mark time save it sit tight sit up for stay up for sweat it
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance go hurry leave rush
STRONG
carry on move
WEAK
carry out do forge forward go ahead

Example Sentences

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A trial that was set to start in late March has been put on hold with no new trial date set.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Filming of the show is put on hold during the investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Network Rail's plans for a link between Reading and Heathrow Airport were put on hold indefinitely in December 2020 due to planning and cost.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Murphy blocked the votes taken by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices from taking effect and put on hold the new committee appointments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

“So the program was put on hold for several years while they studied the flaws and redesigned their approach based on what they had learned.”

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh