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Thesaurus / re tain

re tain

  • as inkeep
  • as inmaintain
  • as inmemorize
  • as inmind
  • as inown
  • as inpossess
  • as inpreserve
  • as inrecall
  • as inrecollect
  • as inremember
  • as inremind
  • as inreminisce
  • as inrescue
  • as inreserve
  • as inreserve
  • as inretain
  • as inretain
  • as insell
  • as intake on
  • as inwithhold
  • as indefend
  • as inemploy
  • as inengage
  • as inenjoy
  • as inharbor
  • as inhave
  • as inhire
  • as inhold
  • as inhug

other words for re tain

  • carry
  • conduct
  • control
  • enjoy
  • have
  • manage
  • place
  • preserve
  • put
  • retain
  • save
  • store
  • accumulate
  • amass
  • cache
  • conserve
  • deposit
  • detain
  • direct
  • garner
  • grasp
  • grip
  • heap
  • own
  • pile
  • possess
  • reserve
  • season
  • stack
  • stock
  • withhold
  • care for
  • deal in
  • hold back
  • put up
  • trade in
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opposites of re tain

  • displace
  • fail
  • hurt
  • lack
  • let go
  • lose
  • need
  • remove
  • squander
  • want
  • waste
  • disperse
  • dispossess
  • dissipate
  • divide
  • neglect
  • release
  • scatter
  • separate
  • spend
  • use
  • abandon
  • consume
  • dishonor
  • give
  • give up
  • hand over
  • ignore
  • let happen
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