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Exact Match:

hold back

Synonyms:

• abstain,
• abstain from,
• arrest,
• avoid,
• avoid excess,
• backpedal,
• backwater,
• begrudge,
• bit,
• block,
• bottle up,
• brake,
• bridle,
• check,
• clip the wings,
• close the hand,
• confine,
• conserve,
• constrain,
• contain,
• control,
• cool,
• cool off,
• countercheck,
• curb,
• curtail,
• dam up,
• damp,
• dampen,
• decelerate,
• delay,
• deny,
• detain,
• dispense with,
• do without,
• dompt,
• drag,
• draw rein,
• ease off,
• ease up,
• eat sparingly,
• eat to live,
• enjoin,
• eschew,
• exercise self-control,
• forbear,
• forgo,
• govern,
• grudge,
• guard,
• hinder,
• hold,
• hold aloof from,
• hold at bay,
• hold down,
• hold fast,
• hold in,
• hold in check,
• hold in leash,
• hold off,
• hold out on,
• hold up,
• husband,
• impede,
• inhibit,
• intercept,
• interfere,
• intermeddle,
• interrupt,
• intervene,
• keep,
• keep back,
• keep by one,
• keep from,
• keep in,
• keep in check,
• keep in hand,
• keep in reserve,
• keep in store,
• keep on hand,
• keep out,
• keep under control,
• keep within bounds,
• keep within compass,
• keep within limits,
• lag,
• lay by,
• lay under restraint,
• let alone,
• let down,
• let go by,
• let up,
• live plainly,
• lose ground,
• lose momentum,
• lose speed,
• make late,
• meddle,
• moderate,
• mortify the flesh,
• never touch,
• not touch,
• not use,
• obstruct,
• oppose,
• pass up,
• preserve,
• prohibit,
• pull,
• pull in,
• put apart,
• put aside,
• put by,
• reef,
• refrain,
• refrain from,
• rein,
• rein in,
• relax,
• repress,
• reserve,
• resist,
• restrain,
• retain,
• retard,
• retrench,
• save,
• save up,
• scotch,
• set apart,
• set aside,
• set back,
• set by,
• shun,
• slack off,
• slack up,
• slacken,
• slow,
• slow down,
• slow up,
• snub,
• spare,
• stand aloof from,
• stay,
• stop,
• straiten,
• suppress,
• take in sail,
• throttle down,
• waive,
• withhold