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