Hold and Preclude

Hold

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

Preclude and hold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Preclude" instead a verb "Hold".

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Preclude

Preclude verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

Hold and preclude are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold" instead a verb "Preclude".

Nearby Words: preclusion, precluding

Common collocations

people hold people preclude people
time hold time preclude time
weapons hold weapons preclude weapons
Cite this Source
Preclude and Hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/preclude
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