Hold
Hold verb - To point or turn (something) toward a target or goal.
Usage example: held a gun on the store clerk and ordered him to empty the till
Sight
Sight verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good hold | good sight |
| full | full hold | full sight |
| better | better hold | better sight |
| proper | proper hold | proper sight |
| Other adjectives: poor, actual, interesting, bizarre, last, awesome, magical. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Anyone with enough power to hold the title of Admiral is considered The Dreaded; most pirates would run away screaming at the mere sight of one.
Source: Jaw Drop -
Though cricket and baseball share some basic similarities on first sight, they each require some different skills, and everything from the way you hold the bat to how the ball is thrown is different.
Source: Damn You, Muscle Memory - Ironically, Terri has also said that she had never believed in love at first sight until then —and that she knew three days after she met him that "destiny had taken hold."
Source: Love at First Sight
Cite this Source
Sight and Hold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/sight
Hold & Sight. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/sight>.
Sight or Hold. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold/sight.
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