hanging on

The phrase “hanging on” has 3 syllables: hang-ing on

It's pronounced as /ˈhæŋɪŋ ɒn/

What is synonym and antonym for hanging on?

In the thesaurus, “hanging on” has 22 synonyms and 53 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for hanging on along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for hanging on

abiding
awaiting
carrying on
dallying
dawdling
digging in
dwelling
hanging around
holding on
keeping up
knuckling down
lingering
loitering
outstaying
overstaying
persevering
persisting
remaining
staying
sticking around
tarrying
waiting

Antonyms for hanging on

abandoning
absconding
bailing
bailing out
booking
bowing
bugging out
clearing off
clearing out
cutting out
decamping
departing
deserting
escaping
evacuating
exiting
faltering
fleeing
flying
forsaking
getting off
getting out
giving in
giving up
going
going off
hanging back
hesitating
knocking off
leaving
moving
peeling off
pulling out
pushing off
pushing on
quitting
running away
scatting
scramming
shilly-shallying
skipping
submitting
succumbing
surrendering
taking off
vacating
vacillating
vamoosing
wabbling
walking out
wavering
wobbling
yielding

Example Sentences

He was hanging on to the rope with all his strength.
The old fence is barely hanging on, but it still stands.
Despite the challenges, she was hanging on to her dream of becoming an artist.
The team is hanging on to a slim lead in the final minutes of the game.
We were hanging on the edge of our seats during the thrilling movie scene.

On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hanging on, such as: abandoning, abiding, absconding, awaiting, bailing, bailing out, booking.

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