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Synonyms for hold back
verb repressMore words related to hold back
anticipate
verb. act in advance of
anticipates
verb. act in advance of
anticipating
verb. act in advance of
back down
verb. back off
- abandon
- accede
- acquiesce
- admit
- back off
- back out
- back pedal
- backtrack
- balk
- beg off
- bow out
- cancel
- cave in
- chicken out
- concede
- cop out
- demur
- give ground
- give in
- give up
- go back on
- have no fight left
- hold back
- pull back
- pull out
- recant
- recoil
- renege
- resign
- retreat
- submit
- surrender
- take back
- wimp out
- withdraw
- withdraw from agreement or statement
- yield
backing down
verb. back off
- abandon
- accede
- acquiesce
- admit
- back off
- back out
- back pedal
- backtrack
- balk
- beg off
- bow out
- cancel
- cave in
- chicken out
- concede
- cop out
- demur
- give ground
- give in
- give up
- go back on
- have no fight left
- hold back
- pull back
- pull out
- recant
- recoil
- renege
- resign
- retreat
- submit
- surrender
- take back
- wimp out
- withdraw
- withdraw from agreement or statement
- yield
black out
verb. lose consciousness
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