What is another word for hold down?
263 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ hˈə͡ʊld dˈa͡ʊn], [ hˈəʊld dˈaʊn], [ h_ˈəʊ_l_d d_ˈaʊ_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for hold down:- bottle up (verb)
- change (verb)
- check (verb)
- constrain (verb)
- curb (verb)
- grind (verb)
- hold back/hold off (verb)
- pin (verb)
- quiet (verb)
- restrict (verb)
- stifle (verb)
- suppress (verb)
- weigh down (verb)
- withhold (verb)
- other synonyms
- bottle up
- depress
- weigh down
Synonyms for Hold down:
v.
•bottle up (verb)- cork,
- repress,
- bring to naught,
- contain,
- trap,
- enclose,
- collar,
- entrap,
- hold in,
- cramp,
- box up,
- keep feeling inside oneself,
- shut in,
- coop up,
- corner,
- restrain,
- keep secret,
- cover up.
- circumvent,
- bar,
- repulse,
- cut short,
- rebuff,
- obstruct,
- tame,
- nip in the bud,
- delay,
- pause,
- interrupt,
- moderate,
- impede,
- harness,
- reduce,
- halt,
- discourage,
- counteract,
- snub,
- retard,
- prevent,
- bridle,
- arrest,
- choke,
- obviate,
- baffle,
- squelch,
- stop,
- thwart,
- stay,
- foil,
- frustrate,
- control,
- bit,
- terminate,
- bottleneck,
- preclude,
- checkmate.
- compel,
- chain,
- bind,
- pressure,
- deprive,
- disallow,
- drive,
- urge,
- jail,
- deny,
- oblige,
- immure,
- constrict,
- coerce,
- ban,
- stifle,
- impel,
- intern,
- incarcerate,
- imprison,
- hog-tie,
- make.
- fetter,
- scrub,
- ice,
- hamper,
- hinder,
- manacle,
- tie,
- muzzle,
- refrain,
- tie up,
- abstain,
- cook,
- shackle,
- clog,
- subdue.
- fix up,
- appease,
- relax,
- cool out,
- lull,
- pacify,
- soften,
- inactivate,
- stroke,
- hold it down,
- ameliorate,
- slack,
- still,
- assuage,
- allay,
- cool it,
- becalm,
- satisfy,
- quieten,
- button one's lip,
- reconcile,
- tranquilize,
- square,
- can it,
- mollify,
- patch things up,
- calm down,
- gratify,
- take the bite out of,
- please,
- soothe,
- shut up,
- smooth,
- soft-pedal,
- palliate,
- settle,
- gag,
- compose,
- console,
- hush.
- contract,
- decrease,
- surround,
- diminish,
- demarcate,
- modify,
- encircle,
- narrow,
- come down on,
- handicap,
- tether,
- shorten,
- temper,
- qualify,
- define,
- bound,
- put away,
- delimit,
- shrink.
- clamp down,
- stultify,
- dry up,
- constipate,
- crack down,
- hush up,
- trammel,
- stagnate,
- strangle,
- put the lid on,
- asphyxiate,
- choke back,
- suffocate,
- black out,
- torpedo.
- conceal,
- overthrow,
- quench,
- extinguish,
- silence,
- censor,
- spike,
- squash,
- put down,
- conquer,
- quell,
- snuff out,
- smother,
- trample,
- muffle,
- clamp,
- bottle,
- stamp out,
- abolish,
- overcome,
- crush,
- annihilate,
- quash,
- shush,
- cut off,
- overpower.
- get down,
- task,
- overload,
- oppress,
- overburden,
- press down,
- prey on,
- pull down,
- sadden,
- weigh upon,
- bear down,
- cumber,
- weight,
- burden,
- worry.
Other synonyms:
•bottle up •depress •weigh down
Antonyms for Hold down:
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v.
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check
approve, forward, liberate, abet, advance, free, encourage, assist, release, allow, include, help, facilitate, open, continue, welcome, aid, expedite, permit, indulge, support.
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constrain
delay, loosen, halt, leave alone, stop, discourage, repress, dissuade.
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inhibit
push.
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manage
forget, leave, fail, oppose, neglect, mismanage, ignore, hurt, bumble, yield, follow, surrender, obey, serve.
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quiet
annoy, provoke, disturb, depress, disagree, excite, upset, irritate, move, worry, aggravate, anger, trouble, agitate, turn up.
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check
Hyponym for Hold down:
v.
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change
limit, circumscribe, confine to.
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change