83 entries under protect topic. ×
| keep(verb, hold, take, get, accept) | |
| hold(verb, take, control, get, place) | |
| preserve(verb, hold, control, place, keep) | |
| maintain(verb, hold, take, control, place) | |
| save(verb, hold, control, place, keep) | |
| conserve(verb, hold, control, place, keep) | |
| sustain(verb, hold, keep, maintain, oppose) | |
| cherish(hold, take, keep, maintain, oppose) | |
| secure(verb, hold, take, get, place) | |
| prevent(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| uphold(verb, hold, keep, maintain, oppose) | |
| defend(verb, keep, maintain, secure, continue) | |
| guard(verb, hold, keep, maintain, secure) | |
| safeguard(verb, hold, keep, release, maintain) | |
| withstand(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| care for(verb, expression, hold, control, place) | |
| cover(verb, hold, maintain, oppose, secure) | |
| espouse(verb, hold, accept, develop, maintain) | |
| hold over(verb, expression, phrasal verb, keep, release) | |
| look after(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hold, keep) |
For more, visit
Retain on
Power Thesaurus
| APA | Smart Define. (2015). retain thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/retain/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2015. "retain thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/retain/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 26, 2026). |
| Harvard | Smart Define 2015, retain thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/retain/thesaurus/synonyms>. |
| MLA | Smart Define. "retain thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/retain/thesaurus/synonyms> |