💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hold in"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hold backverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power. |
| concealverb | (transitive) To hide something from view or from public knowledge, to try to keep something secret. |
| moderatenoun | Not excessive; acting in moderation |
| holdverb | (transitive) To grasp or grip. |
| confineverb | (transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. |
| controlnoun | (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of. |
| containverb | (transitive) To hold inside. |
| encloseverb | (transitive) To surround with a wall, fence, etc. |
| curbnoun | (transitive) To check, restrain or control. |
| checkverb | An inspection or examination. |
| retainverb | (transitive) Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop. |
| withholdverb | (transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it. |
| keepverb | (transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. |
| inhibitverb | (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. |
| detainverb | (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention. |
| lock inverb | (transitive, colloquial) To prevent (someone or something) from escaping, deteriorating, or switching to an alternative. |
| keep to oneselfverb | (intransitive) To purposely avoid interaction with others; to be introverted. |
| stifleverb | (transitive, also figuratively) To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate. |
| hold it inverb | To wait for a more opportune time to urinate or defecate, despite present physical urgency. |
| keep fromverb | To prevent or restrain (someone or something) from; to refrain or cause to refrain from. |
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