holdout
Refuses to join
A holdout is someone who refuses to participate, cooperate, or accept terms that others have agreed to: Two holdouts on the jury prevented a verdict.
In negotiations, a holdout resists settling: The last holdout finally signed the contract.
The word also describes the act itself: Their holdout lasted three weeks.
In cards, a holdout is a card secretly kept back for cheating.
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- leverageBorrowed capital for amplified returns
concession · ultimatum · brinkmanship · standoff · demand · terms · counterparty · walk-away
Ultimate defensive effort
- remnantWhat stays after most goes
- refugePlace of safety
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
enclave · fortress · stronghold · bunker · outpost · siege · endurance · resilience
One who opposes
- refusalAct of declining
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
noncompliance · objector · rebel · dissident · protester · nonconformist · boycotter · recalcitrance
Subset for study
- subsetCollection within collection
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- cross-validationResampling method for model assessment
- reservedRestrained in manner
control group · excluded · partition · training · dataset · statistical · model · evaluation
bargaining
Negotiating mutually acceptable terms
- stalemateMutual obstruction preventing progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
leverage · concession · ultimatum · brinkmanship · standoff · demand · terms · counterparty · walk-away · final offer
last stand
Ultimate defensive effort
besieged · enclave · fortress · stronghold · bunker · outpost · siege · endurance · resilience · perseverance
resister
One who opposes
opposition · noncompliance · objector · rebel · dissident · protester · nonconformist · boycotter · recalcitrance · obstinacy
sample
Subset for study
- subsetCollection within collection
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- cross-validationResampling method for model assessment
reserved · control group · excluded · partition · training · dataset · statistical · model · evaluation
- jury trialjury deliberation, jury selection, juror selection, voir dire, jury pool
- Negotiation Termsdeadlock, bargaining, negotiation, stalemate, compromise
- negotiationsbargaining, offer, counteroffer, counter offer, compromise
- resistanceresistance, defiance, resistance fighters, civil resistance, resist
- horde modewaves, survival mode, endless mode, onslaught, spawn points
- magic propsmagic wand, wand, top hat, cards, playing cards
holdoutcapitulator
One who surrenders
early adopter · accepter · complier · yes-man · pushover