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keep back(verb, phrasal verb, stop, control)
13
hold in(verb, phrasal verb, stop, control)
10
hold down(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
9
hold off(verb, phrasal verb, stop, cut)
8
hold up(verb, stop, check, reduce)
8
set back(verb, check, reduce, dismiss)
6
bottle up(verb, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
5
slow down(verb, stop, trouble, control)
5
slow up(verb, check, delay, hinder)
4
back down(verb, withdraw, back, yield)
4
bog down(check, reduce, restrain, delay)
4
cover up(verb, stop, check, restrain)
4
hang back(verb, phrasal verb, pause, falter)
4
hold at bay(idiom, stop, control, close)
4
keep from(stop, cover, restrain, block)
4
keep in(verb, stop, check, reduce)
4
keep out(verb, phrasal verb, check, keep)
4
keep under control
4
put down(verb, control, cut, check)
3
rein in(verb, stop, control, check)
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APASmart Define. (2015). hold back thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hold_back/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, hold back thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hold_back/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "hold back thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/hold_back/thesaurus/synonyms>