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curb(verb, stop, make, force)
12
check(verb, stop, calm, order)
12
hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop)
12
restrain(verb, stop, calm, order)
11
contain(verb, calm, order, quiet)
9
suppress(verb, stop, hold, calm)
8
bridle(verb, stop, hold, make)
8
repress(verb, stop, hold, calm)
7
constrain(verb, stop, hold, make)
7
inhibit(verb, stop, make, force)
7
keep back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
6
hold(verb, stop, reduce, restrain)
6
hold down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
6
stifle(verb, make, force, check)
5
bit(verb, stop, hold, check)
5
confine(verb, make, force, block)
5
moderate(verb, stop, calm, order)
4
bottle up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold)
4
hinder(verb, stop, reduce, restrain)
4
keep(verb, stop, restrain, suppress)
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APASmart Define. (2015). hold in thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/hold_in/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, hold in thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/hold_in/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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