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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, control)
14
restrain(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
14
suppress(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
13
check(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
11
withhold(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
10
hold(verb, stop, control, keep, reduce)
9
keep(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
9
repress(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
9
reserve(verb, hold, keep, delay, suppress)
8
curb(verb, stop, control, check, decline)
8
retain(verb, keep, maintain, suppress)
7
inhibit(verb, stop, hold, control, check)
6
constrain(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
5
bridle(verb, stop, hold, control, keep)
5
conceal(verb, keep, suppress, deny)
5
disallow(verb, decline, keep, reject, oppose)
5
keep secret(verb, expression, idiom, check, keep)
4
deny(verb, stop, decline, keep, reject)
3
hide(verb, keep, suppress, deny)
3
hold down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, stop, hold)
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APASmart Define. (2016). keep back thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/keep_back/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "keep back thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/keep_back/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, keep back thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/keep_back/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "keep back thesaurus" 28 March 2016. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/keep_back/thesaurus/synonyms>