keep back :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (14)

withhold, keep back

v. hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"

restrain, keep, keep back, hold back

v. keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

keep, restrain, hold back, keep back

v. keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"

retain, hold, keep back, hold back

v. secure and keep for possible future use or application; "The landlord retained the security deposit"; "I reserve the right to disagree"

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Fuzzynyms (20)

save, preserve

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

retrench

v. tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

suppress

v. reduce the incidence or severity of or stop; "suppress a yawn"; "this drug can suppress the hemorrhage"

repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce

v. put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

control, curb, moderate, restrain, contain, hold in

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

make

v. compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way; "People cannot be made to integrate just by passing a law!"; "Heat makes you sweat"

have, have got, hold

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

Synonyms (1)

keep

v. have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"

Antonyms (12)

unblock, unfreeze, free, release

v. make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

lend, loan

v. give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"

pay

v. be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"

supply, provide, render, furnish

v. give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

lose

v. fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"

inviting > joyful > jubilant > judicature > judicial system > judiciary > keep > keep back

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