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held in check

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Synonyms for held in check

adj held within
  • repressed
  • stifled
  • suppressed
  • bottled-up
  • bridled
  • checked
  • constrained
  • curbed
  • held in check
  • held-back
  • inhibited
  • restrained
  • restricted
  • smothered

Antonyms for held in check

  • public
  • released
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

More words related to held in check

pent-up

adjective. held within
  • bottled-up
  • bridled
  • checked
  • constrained
  • curbed
  • held in check
  • held-back
  • inhibited
  • repressed
  • restrained
  • restricted
  • smothered
  • stifled
  • suppressed
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.