Hold out
Hold out verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.
Cite this Source
Refuse and Hold out. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_out/refuse
Hold out & Refuse. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_out/refuse>.
Refuse or Hold out. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_out/refuse.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "hold out" and "refuse" have occurred on timeline