Advance and Buttonhole

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Advance verb - To give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned.

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Buttonhole is an antonym for advance.

Buttonhole verb - Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors.

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Advance is an antonym for buttonhole in hold topic.

Nearby Words: buttonholed, buttonholing

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Buttonhole and Advance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/advance/buttonhole

Advance & Buttonhole. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/advance/buttonhole>.

Buttonhole or Advance. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/advance/buttonhole.

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