Synonyms of hangs on

hangs on

verb

present tense third-person singular of hang on

1

as in carries on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carries on
• keeps up
• digs in
• persists
• perseveres
• follows through (with)
• knuckles down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gives up
• knocks off
• quits
• yields
• gives in
• submits
• bows
• succumbs
• hangs back
• surrenders
• hesitates
• falters
• vacillates
• wobbles
• wavers
• wabbles
• shilly-shallies

2

as in holds on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holds on
• hangs around
• waits
• awaits
• remains
• sticks around
• dwells
• stays
• lingers
• loiters
• abides
• tarries
• dawdles
• overstays
• dallies
• outstays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pushes on
• walks out
• pulls out
• peels off
• gets off
• goes off
• takes off
• leaves
• moves
• cuts out
• shoves (off)
• goes
• pushes off
• exits
• bails out
• clears out
• buzzes (off)
• packs (up or off)
• clears off
• departs
• quits
• runs away
• gets out
• bails
• escapes
• flies
• skips
• flees
• books
• bugs out
• vamooses
• evacuates
• pikes (out or off)
• absconds
• scats
• abandons
• deserts
• vacates
• forsakes
• decamps
• scrams