Holdout

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Someone who refuses to compromise or agree in negotiations, hoping to secure better terms by holding firm.

“The last holdout on the committee finally agreed after the chairman offered a revised proposal.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

hold·out

Related Words

Synonyms

dissenterobjectorrefuserstragglerresister

Antonyms

conformistcollaborator

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Wordle

Contains OUT ending, testing H, L, D early helps eliminate common consonant positions.

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, no premium letters but a solid compound-word 7-letter play.

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Words you can make from Holdout

Shorter words formed from the letters in “holdout”.

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