Thesaurus / re tain
FEEDBACK- as inkeep
- as inmaintain
- as inmemorize
- as inmind
- as inown
- as inpossess
- as inpreserve
- as inrecall
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- as indefend
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synonyms for re tain
synonyms for re tain
- continue
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antonyms for re tain
MOST RELEVANT
- abandon
- destroy
- discontinue
- finish
- give up
- halt
- hurt
- ignore
- let go
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- release
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- squander
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- unfasten
- untie
- cancel
- cease
- desert
- disbelieve
- drop
- forsake
- halt
- quit
- stop
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