💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Keep back"
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. |
| withholdverb | (transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it. |
| restrainverb | (transitive) To control or keep in check. |
| retainverb | (transitive) Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop. |
| keepverb | (transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. |
| holdverb | (transitive) To grasp or grip. |
| reservenoun | The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception. |
| keep to oneselfverb | (intransitive) To purposely avoid interaction with others; to be introverted. |
| spare | Extra. |
| detainverb | (transitive) To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention. |
| retractverb | (transitive) To pull (something) back or back inside. |
| hold inverb | (transitive) To keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping. |
| abstainverb | (intransitive) Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. |
| refrainnoun | The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza. |
| inhibitverb | (transitive) To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. |
| turn backverb | (intransitive) To reverse direction and retrace one's steps. |
| withtakeverb | (transitive) To receive; accept or withstand; to bear, tolerate, or endure, usually with little to no ill-effect; (often reflexive) To take along; take with. |
| pullnoun | (countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself). |
| offholdverb | (intransitive) To hold off; prevent; refrain; avoid; shun. |
| hold offverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay. |
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