Feel
Feel verb - To come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin.
Usage example: feel this blanket and perceive how soft it is
Hold is a synonym for feel in believe topic. In some cases you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Feel", when it comes to topics like opinion, mental condition.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old feel | old hold |
| good | good feel | good hold |
| better | better feel | better hold |
| complete | complete feel | complete hold |
| Other adjectives: original, proper, strong, entire, little, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Hold me in your arms, And let me be the one who can feel, Like I am a child in love.
Source: All Take and No Give - I'm gonna eat some racists instead of cake you feel meYo Is This Racist: Ok wait, hold up, wait Poe's Law: ...maybe he's not Alter Ego Acting.
Source: Blog / Yo, Is This Racist? -
Not that I'd give that up for anything... but I feel like I've totally lost hold of the part of me that doesn't scoot around the universe in shorts and a cape!
Source: Comicbook / Supergirl
Cite this Source
Hold and Feel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/feel/hold
Feel & Hold. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/feel/hold>.
Hold or Feel. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/feel/hold.
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