/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of hold one's own Find synonyms for: Verb1. hold one's ownusage: be sufficiently competent in a certain situation; "He can hold his own in graduate school"2. hold one's own, control, commandusage: maintain one's position and be in control of a situationWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language