holding together
Maintaining structural unity
Holding together describes maintaining unity or structural integrity despite stress or opposing forces.
Something holds together when its parts remain connected: The old bridge is barely holding together.
The phrase extends to abstractions—arguments, relationships, or people under pressure: She's holding together remarkably well after the accident.
Their marriage held together through difficult years.
- stickingHolding fast to
- cohesionTendency to bind together
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- bondingForming close connections
- band of brothersWarriors bound by loyalty
teamwork · strength in numbers · partnership · cooperation · common ground · consistency · collaboration · valid · loyalty · adherence · alliance · consolidation · community · connection · synthesis · coalition · logic · fastening
holding togetherfalling apart
Gradually breaking into pieces
coming apart · disintegrating · breaking up · breaking down · fragmenting
holding togethertearing apart
Forcibly separating into pieces
pulling apart · breaking · ripping · tearing · splitting
hold, holding, holds, holder, holders, beholden, behold, together, gather