/ Thesaurus / H Synonyms of hold over Find synonyms for: Noun1. holdover, hangover, official, functionaryusage: an official who remains in office after his term2. hangover, holdover, survivalusage: something that has survived from the past; "a holdover from the sixties"; "hangovers from the 19th century"Verb1. hold over, intimidateusage: intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it over him"2. carry over, hold over, keep, hold onusage: hold over goods to be sold for the next season3. hold over, keep, maintain, holdusage: keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time4. hold over, stay, stay on, continue, remainusage: continue a term of office past the normal period of time5. postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off, delayusage: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inutiae Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language