Contact
Contact noun - The state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situation.
Usage example: she had moved to the other side of the country, but continued to stay in contact with her closest friends
Hold and contact are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a noun "Contact".
Hold
Hold noun - The state or fact of being able to exchange information regarding one's current situation.
Usage example: I worry that I won't be able to get hold of you in an emergency
How words are described
| close | close contact | close hold |
| old | old contact | old hold |
| good | good contact | good hold |
| full | full contact | full hold |
| Other adjectives: better, original, true, simple, actual, large, little, main, illegal, mental, outside, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It is then a desperate struggle to hold back the AAF and get in contact with the rest of NATO with only a small, battered force.
Source: Videogame / ARMA - Still others hold a combination of the two, and eye contact between monster and victim is required.
Source: Eye Beams / Folklore -
However as the reformation and contact with the English took hold differently in both nations, the two cultures have long since diverged.
Source: Scotireland
Cite this Source
Hold and Contact. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contact/hold
Contact & Hold. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contact/hold>.
Hold or Contact. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contact/hold.
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