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.
  •check (verb)
  • 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.
  •constrain (verb)
  • 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.
  •curb (verb)
  • 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.
  •grind (verb)
  • plague,
  • persecute,
  • afflict,
  • tyrannize,
  • trouble,
  • annoy,
  • hound,
  • vex,
  • harass.
  •hold back (verb)
  • hold off.
  •hold back/hold off (verb)
  • postpone,
  • keep,
  • refuse,
  • keep out,
  • defer,
  • put off,
  • forbear.
  •inhibit (verb)
  • faze,
  • keep in,
  • avert,
  • prohibit,
  • ward,
  • sandbag,
  • interdict,
  • forbid,
  • hang up,
  • put on brakes,
  • enjoin,
  • outlaw,
  • stymie,
  • taboo.
  •manage (verb)
  • command,
  • counsel,
  • regulate,
  • officiate,
  • pilot,
  • ply,
  • watch,
  • take over,
  • train,
  • take the helm,
  • call the shots,
  • carry on,
  • supervise,
  • steer,
  • preside,
  • take care of,
  • boss,
  • watch over,
  • engineer,
  • designate,
  • run the show,
  • use,
  • call upon,
  • dominate,
  • conduct,
  • request,
  • direct,
  • govern,
  • superintend,
  • engage in,
  • concert,
  • head,
  • handle,
  • influence,
  • minister,
  • manipulate,
  • maintain,
  • instruct,
  • care for,
  • guide,
  • wield,
  • oversee,
  • administer,
  • rule,
  • advocate,
  • run,
  • operate,
  • disburse,
  • captain,
  • execute.
  •pin (verb)
  • clasp,
  • fasten,
  • pinion,
  • secure,
  • join,
  • immobilize,
  • close,
  • fix,
  • press,
  • affix,
  • hold fast.
  •quiet (verb)
  • 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.
  •restrict (verb)
  • 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.
  •stifle (verb)
  • 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.
  •suppress (verb)
  • 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.
  •weigh down (verb)
  • cumber,
  • overload,
  • sadden,
  • pull down,
  • get down,
  • weight,
  • overburden,
  • burden,
  • prey on,
  • weigh upon,
  • oppress,
  • worry,
  • press down,
  • task,
  • bear down.
  •withhold (verb)
  • hide,
  • keep under one's hat,
  • retain,
  • deduct,
  • reserve,
  • keep to oneself,
  • hold out,
  • detain,
  • hold out on,
  • keep under wraps,
  • stop oneself,
  • resist.

Antonyms for Holds down:

• v.

  • bottle up
    tell, let go, reveal, confide.
  • check
    allow, permit, assist, continue, abet, advance, welcome, facilitate, liberate, expedite, forward, encourage, approve, include, free, help, aid, open, release, support, indulge.
  • constrain
    discourage, loosen, leave alone, repress, halt, stop, delay, dissuade.
  • curb
    incite, go ahead, promote, loose, foster.
  • grind
    comfort, please, soothe.
  • inhibit
    push.
  • manage
    follow, ignore, bumble, mismanage, serve, neglect, hurt, forget, surrender, yield, fail, leave, obey, oppose.
  • pin
    disjoin, Unlatch, unpin, unfasten, detach.
  • quiet
    anger, disturb, move, irritate, annoy, trouble, disagree, agitate, upset, worry, depress, turn up, excite, provoke, aggravate.
  • restrict
    expand, unbind, raise, develop, increase, grow, extend, enlarge, stretch, unloose, untie, lengthen.
  • stifle
    begin, start, persuade, create, bear.
  • suppress
    praise, build up, compliment, sanction, give in, light.
  • weigh down
    delight, cheer.
  • withhold
    uncover, let out, use, lay bare, show, grant, disclose, expose, go along, divulge.