HUNG ON Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

hung on

verb

past tense of hang on

as in dug in

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as in held on

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Verb

That preference for continuity has carried on into this pre-season, a period when managers and head coaches often make plenty of changes.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
The law requires maritime goods transported between American ports be carried on ships built and operated by Americans, and Phillips 66 has received around 20% of all exemptions granted.

— Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of carried on

Verb

Two years after the engagement, the wedding was held on June 6, 2026 at Château Bellefont-Belcier in Saint-Émilion, France.

— Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
Alba Caño and Amanda Gutierres each scored in the second half to pull Boston (5-10-5) within one, but Portland (10-6-4) held on in the highest-scoring NWSL match of the season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of held on

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Spain kept up its pressure after halftime, playing some of its most creative soccer of the tournament.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
In the battle for the Texas Senate seat, both Republican nominee Ken Paxton and Democratic nominee James Talarico kept up their attacks against each other.

— Jack Fink, CBS News, 7 June 2026

Definition of kept up

Verb

Workers have registered their numbers to get paid through mobile money transactions, signed attendance sheets and waited for payment notifications, but only some were eventually paid.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The three sat inside their cars, out of the hot August gloom, and waited.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of waited

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Rüfüs du Sol was the last of three EDM acts who drew massive crowds — or, more likely, the same crowd that just stuck around for all three sets — at the biggie Lands Ends Stage.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
Moraz moved on to the Moody Blues in 1978 and stuck around until 1991, when his acrimonious departure led to a legal battle with his former bandmates that played out on Court TV.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026

Definition of stuck around

Verb

Would Alejandro González Iñárritu’s breathlessly awaited, Tom Cruise vehicle Digger be sailing to the Lido?

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 9 Aug. 2026
The upcoming expedition was announced last year but was delayed while officials awaited approval from the government of Kiribati.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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