Hold at bay
Synonyms for hold 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
keep safe
look after
provide sanctuary
repel danger
ward off
watch over
Antonyms for hold 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
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
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
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
Antonyms
confront
attract
encounter
face
meet
allow
let go
take on
deal with
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