Hold onto is a phrase that refers to clinging or gripping onto something. The antonyms for hold onto are let go, release, loosen, relinquish, and abandon. These words suggest the opposite of holding onto, indicating actions that involve freeing oneself or objects from something. Letting go entails detaching oneself from a situation or object, releasing suggests setting something free, loosening implies undoing the grip, relinquishing involves giving up something voluntarily, and abandoning refers to leaving something completely. These antonyms are useful in expressing the opposite action to hold onto, especially in situations where it is necessary to let go of things that no longer serve a purpose.

What are the antonyms for Hold onto?

• v.

  • hug
  • donate
  ,
  • free
  ,
  • give
  ,
  • let go
  ,
  • offer
  ,
  • push away
  ,
  • reject
  ,
  • release
  ,
  • turn away
  .

• Other relevant words:

• help
,
• lose
,
• start
,
• withdraw
.

Famous quotes with Hold onto

• I decided to do the maximum to hold onto the lead for as long as possible. That is why I pushed so hard from the beginning. I was at 100 percent concentration.

  Jean Alesi
• I suppose any note, no matter how sour, sounds like a song if you hold onto it long enough.

  Dewitt Bodeen
• No, moral conscience is one thing, the law is another. We have to hold onto this difference.

  Rocco Buttiglione
• When kids hit one year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit.

  Johnny Depp
• No government fights fascism to destroy it. When the bourgeoisie sees that power is slipping out of its hands, it brings up fascism to hold onto their privileges.

  Buenaventura Durruti

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