Definition for Hold back:

• wait before acting

Synonyms for Hold back:

• n.

  •
  • interfere with.
  •
  • back down,
  • forgo,
  • inhibit.
  •
  • abstain,
  • avoid,
  • hesitate,
  • let down.
  •
  • bottle up.
  •
  • obstruct.
  •hold back (noun)
  • arrest,
  • check,
  • conceal,
  • contain,
  • hold,
  • hold in,
  • hold off,
  • keep,
  • keep back,
  • restrain,
  • retain,
  • stop,
  • suppress,
  • turn back,
  • wait.

• v.

  •competition (verb)
  • arrest,
  • check,
  • contain,
  • stop,
  • turn back.
  •repress (verb)
  • bit,
  • bridle,
  • check,
  • control,
  • curb,
  • defer,
  • delay,
  • deny,
  • forbear,
  • hold in,
  • hold off,
  • inhibit,
  • keep,
  • keep back,
  • keep out,
  • postpone,
  • prevent,
  • refrain,
  • refuse,
  • restrain,
  • stop,
  • suppress,
  • withhold,
  • hold down.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • back down,
  • burke,
  • clog,
  • crimp,
  • forgo,
  • frustrate,
  • hobble,
  • interrupt,
  • intervene,
  • quash,
  • quell,
  • repel,
  • scotch,
  • stanch,
  • staunch,
  • stem,
  • interfere with.
  •
  • anticipate,
  • handicap,
  • hush,
  • impede,
  • obstruct,
  • rein,
  • stifle.
  •
  • discourage,
  • let down,
  • muffle,
  • smother,
  • squelch,
  • strangle.
  •
  • quench.
  •
  • choke.
  •
  • sit.
  •back off
  • back down.
  •belittle
  • play down.
  •black out
  • quash,
  • cover up.
  •bottle up
  • hold in,
  • keep back,
  • keep secret,
  • hold down.
  •defend
  • fight back.
  •demote
  • set back.
  •falter
  • hesitate.
  •hesitate
  • scruple,
  • think twice.
  •impede
  • hinder.
  •refrain
  • abstain.
  •refuse
  • pass up.
  •repress
  • inhibit.
  •slow
  • backwater,
  • ease off,
  • ease up,
  • lose speed,
  • reduce speed.
  •stash
  • stash.
  •stave
  • stave.
  •Other relevant words:
  • abstain,
  • adjourn,
  • anticipate,
  • arrest,
  • assure,
  • avoid,
  • back down,
  • backpedal,
  • backwater,
  • balk,
  • ban,
  • bar,
  • barricade,
  • battle,
  • baulk,
  • begrudge,
  • bind,
  • bit,
  • black out,
  • blank out,
  • blanket,
  • block,
  • bog,
  • bog down,
  • bottle,
  • bottle up,
  • brake,
  • bridle,
  • burke,
  • calm,
  • catch,
  • cease,
  • choke,
  • choke back,
  • choke down,
  • clog,
  • close,
  • combat,
  • compromise,
  • confine,
  • conquer,
  • conserve,
  • constrain,
  • continue,
  • control,
  • cool,
  • cool off,
  • counteract,
  • countercheck,
  • countervail,
  • crimp,
  • cumber,
  • curb,
  • curtail,
  • cut corners,
  • dam,
  • dam up,
  • damp,
  • dampen,
  • deaden,
  • decelerate,
  • deduct,
  • defer,
  • defy,
  • delay,
  • demote,
  • demur,
  • deny,
  • deprive,
  • detain,
  • deter,
  • dilly-dally,
  • disallow,
  • disclaim,
  • discontinue,
  • discourage,
  • dishearten,
  • dispel,
  • dispense with,
  • dispirit,
  • dodge,
  • drag,
  • draw rein,
  • ease off,
  • ease up,
  • economize,
  • embargo,
  • encumber,
  • endure,
  • engage,
  • enjoin,
  • eschew,
  • famish,
  • fetter,
  • fight,
  • fight back,
  • foil,
  • forbear,
  • forestall,
  • forgo,
  • frustrate,
  • gag,
  • get,
  • govern,
  • grudge,
  • guard,
  • halt,
  • hamper,
  • handicap,
  • hang back,
  • harbor,
  • have,
  • hesitate,
  • hide,
  • hinder,
  • hobble,
  • hold fast,
  • hold out,
  • hold the line,
  • hold up,
  • husband,
  • hush,
  • impede,
  • in,
  • indispose,
  • inhibit,
  • intercept,
  • interdict,
  • interfere,
  • interrupt,
  • intervene,
  • intimidate,
  • jib,
  • keep down,
  • keep in,
  • keep out,
  • keep quiet,
  • lag,
  • last,
  • leash,
  • let down,
  • limit,
  • maintain,
  • make,
  • mask,
  • meddle,
  • moderate,
  • muffle,
  • mute,
  • nail,
  • obstruct,
  • obtain,
  • oppose,
  • outlast,
  • overcome,
  • pass up,
  • pause,
  • pinch,
  • play down,
  • postpone,
  • preclude,
  • preserve,
  • prevail,
  • prevent,
  • proceed,
  • prohibit,
  • proscribe,
  • pull,
  • put back,
  • quash,
  • quell,
  • quench,
  • quiet,
  • rebuff,
  • recede,
  • reef,
  • refrain,
  • refuse,
  • regress,
  • rein,
  • rein in,
  • relax,
  • repel,
  • repress,
  • reserve,
  • resist,
  • restrict,
  • retrench,
  • save,
  • save up,
  • scotch,
  • scrimp,
  • scruple,
  • secure,
  • settle,
  • shackle,
  • shrink from,
  • shun,
  • silence,
  • sit,
  • sit tight,
  • skimp,
  • slack off,
  • slack up,
  • slacken,
  • slacken off,
  • slow,
  • slow down,
  • slow up,
  • smother,
  • snub,
  • spare,
  • squelch,
  • stall,
  • stanch,
  • standstill,
  • starve,
  • stash,
  • staunch,
  • stave,
  • stay,
  • stem,
  • stick,
  • stifle,
  • stint,
  • straiten,
  • strangle,
  • stunt,
  • stymie,
  • subdue,
  • take,
  • take it easy,
  • tame,
  • temporize,
  • terminate,
  • think twice,
  • throttle,
  • thwart,
  • trammel,
  • waive,
  • weather,
  • withhold,
  • withstand,
  • Haver,
  • Intermeddle,
  • cover up,
  • do without,
  • keep from,
  • put aside,
  • put by,
  • restrain oneself,
  • set by,
  • sit on,
  • hold out on,
  • interfere with,
  • retard,
  • keep secret,
  • deny oneself,
  • have nothing to do with,
  • hold aloof from,
  • let well enough alone,
  • not touch,
  • be stingy,
  • be frugal,
  • abstain from,
  • get in the way of,
  • be patient,
  • let go by,
  • be sparing,
  • refrain from,
  • lose ground,
  • stand aloof,
  • not use,
  • be cheap,
  • be parsimonious,
  • bide time,
  • set back,
  • eat sparingly,
  • hold down,
  • hold at bay,
  • keep in check,
  • keep in reserve,
  • keep on hand,
  • keep within bounds,
  • keep within limits,
  • lose speed,
  • put a damper on,
  • reduce speed,
  • stand aloof from,
  • hold horses,
  • sit upon.

Antonyms for Hold back:

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    aid, assist, bestow, break, call off, cancel, carry on, clear, deny, disagree with, disavow, disclaim, encourage, express, facilitate, free, further, give, give up, give way, hand over, let go, let loose, liberate, loose, loosen, make way, move, offer, oppose, postpone, refute, reject, release, smooth, turn over, unclog, unleash, unplug, untie, Unstop, put down, disapprove of, be against, come undone, hold out against, say anything.

• v.

  • Other antonyms:
    aid, animate, arouse, emancipate, encourage, excite, free, impel, incite, let loose, release, set free.