Held at bay


Synonyms for held at bay
verb protect

preserve
contend
hold
secure
uphold
prevent
fight
resist
guard
maintain
oppose
retain
safeguard

shield
withstand
house
mine
fortify
battle
conserve
foster
sustain
entrench
war
nourish
avert

shelter
screen
espouse
watch
hedge
insure
save
bulwark
cover
cherish
garrison
fend off
stave off

take in
panoply
fight for
beat off
care for
guard against
hold at bay
keep safe
look after
provide sanctuary
repel danger
ward off
watch over

Antonyms for held at bay

desert
surrender
release
endanger
harm
injure
aid
assist
ignore
squander
uncover

forsake
relinquish
resign
deny
renounce
hurt
abandon
give up
let go
lose
help

support
forget
neglect
discourage
make peace
waste
reveal
attack
leave
quit

Synonyms
verb keep at bay

spurn
avert
repulse
avoid
deflect
resist

repel
reject
rebut
rebuff
parry
rebuke

refuse
snub
stave off
ward off
beat off
drive back

hold at bay
keep at a distance
keep off
turn aside
keep at arm’s length

Antonyms

welcome
attract

want
approve

let in

Synonyms
verb defend oneself

bottle up
check
contain
control
curb
fend off

hold back
oppose
repel
reply
repress
repulse

resist
restrain
retaliate
stave off
beat off
hold at bay

keep at bay
put up fight
ward off

Antonyms

give in
surrender

give up
yield

Synonyms
verb stop, cause to stop

bar
suspend
end
arrest
terminate
stop
stem
adjourn
stall
cease
interrupt

curb
impede
deter
hamper
block
break off
obstruct
punctuate
pause
balk
rest

frustrate
desist
stay
check
wait
cut short
draw up
hold back
pull up
intermit
blow the whistle on

bring to an end
bring to standstill
call it a day
cease fire
close down
come to an end
cool it
drop anchor
hold at bay
put a cork in
stand still

Antonyms

permit
commence
aid
further
stimulate
urge
assist
restart
carry out
open

allow
continue
go
begin
start
encourage
let go
initiate
advance
help

keep on
support
promote
do
carry on
forge
forward
push
speak smoothly

Synonyms
verb ward off, circumvent

dodge
resist
rebuff
rebuke
fence
repulse
prevent

forestall
avoid
sidestep
anticipate
evade
elude
repel

deflect
bypass
duck
shun
shirk
preclude
block

fend off
stave off
en garde
hold at bay

Antonyms

confront
attract
encounter

face
meet
allow

let go
take on
deal with

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