The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DETER which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2017.
Hold off crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DETER | 19 % | 5 |
| DEFER | 19 % | 5 |
| STAVE | 13 % | 5 |
| WAIT | 9 % | 4 |
| STALL | 9 % | 5 |
| REPEL | 9 % | 5 |
| STEM | 6 % | 4 |
| KEEPATADISTANCE | 6 % | 15 |
| DELAY | 3 % | 5 |
| DONT | 3 % | 4 |
| RESIST | 3 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Hold off
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hold back
- wait
- hold
- hold out
- hold up
- hold over
- put off
- offhold
- hold down
- hold in
- withhold
- hold in hand
Crossword Answer definitions
DETER verb- To prevent something from happening.
- To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
- To distract someone from something.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DETER
More clues leading to the result DEFER
- Put off
- Hold off
- Yield to another's wishes
- Postpone, as an action
- Put off till later
- Bow, in a way
- Postpone
- Table
- Wait for a better time
- Submit to authority
More clues leading to the result STAVE
- Barrel part
- Cask part
- Cooper's part
- __ off (repel)
- Barrel strip
- Cooper's piece
- Poetry stanza
- Fend (off)
- Cooper's board
- Avert, with "off"
More clues leading to the result WAIT
- Get in line, perhaps
- Links annoyance
- Street crossing signal
- "Back off!"
- "Hold on!"
- Stand in line
- Hold tight
- Stand by
- "Don't go so fast!"
- "Don't move!"
More clues leading to the result STALL
- Conk out
- Flea-market division
- Park place?
- Play for time
- Bathroom unit
- Merchandise booth
- Engine problem
- Bazaar booth
- Booth
- Buy time
More clues leading to the result REPEL
More clues leading to the result STEM
- Derive from
- Bud supporter
- Flower holder
- Pipe part
- Stern's other end?
- Watch part
- Wine glass feature
- Wine glass part
- Bloom supporter
- Check
More clues leading to the result KEEPATADISTANCE
More clues leading to the result DELAY
- Put off
- Foot-dragging
- Interruption
- Airport bummer
- 117-Across downer
- Hold up
- Put on hold
- Postponement
- Airport aggravation
- Digital transmission problem
More clues leading to the result DONT
- No-no word
- Parent's warning
- Prohibition
- "Dead Men ___ Wear Plaid"
- "___ Go Near the Water"
- Negative order
- Quit it!
- Terse warning
- "___ Worry, Be Happy"
- Word of warning