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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you'll find 94 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hold back, such as: bit, bridle, check, control, curb, and defer.
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In another moment they came in sight of something which made them hold back the dog, and which arrested their own footsteps.
THE ANIMAL STORY BOOKVARIOUSPlease don't think I'm not wantin' to trust you, because I hold back.
THE BANNER BOY SCOUTS ON A TOURGEORGE A. WARRENWhen they greeted her, Odin felt that he could hold back his curiosity no longer.
HUNTERS OUT OF SPACEJOSEPH EVERIDGE KELLEAMIt was that combination which, perhaps even more than the words of her mother, made it impossible for him to hold back.
FIDELITYSUSAN GLASPELLWhen she came in sight of their house it was harder than ever to hold back the tears of mortification, of hot resentment.
FIDELITYSUSAN GLASPELLRuth made a gesture of remonstrance, but the boyish partisanship brought the tears she had until then been able to hold back.
FIDELITYSUSAN GLASPELLThe Queen had tried to hold back Gilbert 'of her especial care, as a man noted of no good hap by sea.'
SIR WALTER RALEGHWILLIAM STEBBINGI know what you mean,' said I, stopping him; 'send every man of them,—don't hold back a drummer.'
TONY BUTLERCHARLES JAMES LEVERThe last point mentioned by the Master is pride: "Hold back your mind from pride," He says, "for pride comes only from ignorance."
EDUCATION AS SERVICEJ. KRISHNAMURTILooking round, I shouted to the others to hold back the sledge, proceeding a few steps while doing so.
THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARDDOUGLAS MAWSONWORDS RELATED TO HOLD BACK
- assumes
- awaits
- bargain for
- conjectures
- counts chickens
- counts on
- crosses the bridge
- divines
- entertains
- figures
- forecasts
- foresees
- foretastes
- foretells
- has a hunch
- hope for
- is afraid
- jumps the gun
- looks for
- looks forward to
- plan on
- prepares for
- previsions
- prognosticates
- promises oneself
- prophesies
- sees
- sees comes
- sees in the cards
- supposes
- visualizes
- waits
- waits for
- 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
- arrest
- baffle
- bar
- bit
- bottleneck
- bridle
- checkmate
- choke
- circumvent
- constrain
- control
- counteract
- curb
- cut short
- delay
- discourage
- foil
- frustrate
- halt
- harness
- hold
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- impede
- inhibit
- interrupt
- keep back
- limit
- moderate
- neutralize
- nip in the bud
- obstruct
- obviate
- pause
- play for time
- preclude
- prevent
- rebuff
- reduce
- rein in
- repress
- repulse
- retard
- slacken pace
- slow down
- snub
- squelch
- stay
- stop
- suppress
- tame
- terminate
- thwart
- withhold
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.