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FEEDBACK- as inkeep
- as inmaintain
- as inmemorize
- as inmind
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synonyms for re tain
synonyms for re tain
- preserve
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antonyms for re tain
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- forget
- waste
- stop
- halt
- finish
- neglect
- take
- let go
- give up
- abandon
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- discard
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- desert
- cease
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- disbelieve
- permit
- assist
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- exclude
- loosen
- ignore
- liberate
- release
- reject
- need
- lack
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