Hold and Redirect

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

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Redirect is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Redirect verb - To change the course or direction of (something).

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Hold is an antonym for redirect in reverse topic.

Nearby Words: redirection, redirecting

He isn't looking to be killed directly, just for some lightning to strike him (so he can try to redirect it), but the tone is very much in line with this trope as he rails at the heavens not to hold back.

Source: Get It Over With

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Redirect and Hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/redirect

Hold & Redirect. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/redirect>.

Redirect or Hold. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/redirect.

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