Definition for Hold back:

• wait before acting

Synonyms for Hold back:

• n.

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

• v.

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

• Other synonyms:

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

Antonyms for Hold back:

• v.

  • Other antonyms:
    emancipate, animate, impel, set free, incite, arouse, excite.

Hypernym for Hold back:

• v.

  • competition
    cut down, cut out.

Hyponym for Hold back:

• v.

  • competition
    defend.