Holdout
Holdout noun - A negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms.
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Synonyms for Holdout
Last and holdout are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Last" instead a verb "Holdout".
Nearby Word: holding
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Haven City in the Jak and Daxter series, the last known human holdout on the entire planet during Jak II: Renegade.
Source: Citadel City -
Pan's Labyrinth is set just after the civil war, and the plot includes the fascist Captain Vidal weeding out the last few Republican holdout groups.
Source: Useful Notes / Spanish Civil War - The last confirmed holdout was found in 1974, with rumors of more persisting for the next two decades.
Source: Anachronism Stew / Archer
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Last or Holdout. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/holdout/last.
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