The phrase "holds good" refers to a situation or statement that remains true or valid over time. Its antonyms include "invalid", "false", "void", "inoperative", "ineffective", "null", and "unreliable". These words suggest that the initial assumption or condition is no longer relevant or accurate. Using antonyms of "holds good" can indicate the need to revise or reassess an idea or belief that was once thought to be true. It is important to consider the context in which these words are used, as they may have different implications depending on the situation at hand.

What are the antonyms for Holds good?

• v.

  • hold
  • abandon
  ,
  • cancel
  ,
  • cease
  ,
  • desert
  ,
  • disbelieve
  ,
  • drop
  ,
  • forsake
  ,
  • give up
  ,
  • go
  ,
  • halt
  ,
  • leave
  ,
  • let go
  ,
  • quit
  ,
  • release
  ,
  • stop
  .

• Other relevant words:

• fail
.

Famous quotes with Holds good

• The rule in carving holds good as to criticism; never cut with a knife what you can cut with a spoon.

  Charles Buxton
• A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal.

  Mohandas Gandhi
• And what holds good of verse holds infinitely better in respect to prose.

  James Payn
• Gold has worked down from Alexander's time... When something holds good for two thousand years I do not believe it can be so because of prejudice or mistaken theory.

  Bernard Baruch
• Is not every man familiar with situations in his own life, when the needs of self-expression cannot be satisfied by saying any thing whatsoever times and occasions when, to make his fellows understand what he means, he must straight way do something, or be something, and perhaps hold his tongue the while? And can we deny that the same holds good of the Universe?

  L. P. Jacks

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