Definition for Keep back:

• hold back; refuse to hand over or share; " The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"

Synonyms for Keep back:

• n.

  •
  • fence in,
  • tie down,
  • fetter,
  • infringe,
  • pen in,
  • hamper.
  •
  • deal with,
  • impede,
  • master,
  • manage.
  •
  • collect,
  • stockpile,
  • set-aside,
  • forbid,
  • hoard.
  •
  • not breathe a word,
  • keep quiet about something,
  • keep something to yourself,
  • keep to oneself,
  • keep your own counsel,
  • keep mum,
  • keep your mouth shut,
  • keep someone guessing.
  •
  • remain,
  • stay behind,
  • stay,
  • linger,
  • stand,
  • tarry,
  • stick around.
  •keep back (noun)
  • retain.

• v.

  •bottle up (verb)
  • curb,
  • box up,
  • corner,
  • keep secret,
  • cramp,
  • restrain,
  • collar,
  • coop up,
  • entrap,
  • trap,
  • keep feeling inside oneself,
  • restrict,
  • shut in,
  • hold down,
  • repress,
  • enclose,
  • cork,
  • keep back,
  • hold in,
  • bring to naught,
  • cover up,
  • suppress.
  •change (verb)
  • keep.
  •check (verb)
  • snub,
  • choke,
  • bridle,
  • circumvent,
  • preclude,
  • bar,
  • bit,
  • prevent,
  • squelch,
  • interrupt,
  • hold,
  • pause,
  • stop,
  • frustrate,
  • cut short,
  • control,
  • reduce,
  • foil,
  • bottleneck,
  • obstruct,
  • moderate,
  • obviate,
  • constrain,
  • rebuff,
  • limit,
  • tame,
  • harness,
  • nip in the bud,
  • counteract,
  • halt,
  • checkmate,
  • retard,
  • baffle,
  • terminate,
  • thwart,
  • arrest,
  • repulse.
  •contain (verb)
  • compose,
  • put half nelson on,
  • hog-tie,
  • keep lid on,
  • cool*,
  • simmer down.
  •delay (verb)
  • deter,
  • stave off,
  • suspend,
  • shelve,
  • detain,
  • postpone,
  • prolong,
  • block,
  • interfere,
  • lag,
  • temporize,
  • stall,
  • filibuster,
  • table,
  • defer,
  • confine,
  • drag,
  • dawdle,
  • procrastinate,
  • clog,
  • loiter,
  • slacken,
  • adjourn,
  • dilly-dally.
  •deny (verb)
  • discredit,
  • recant,
  • eschew,
  • spurn,
  • ban,
  • exclude,
  • disbelieve,
  • forgo,
  • not buy,
  • disprove,
  • turn down,
  • take exception to,
  • negative,
  • abnegate,
  • repudiate,
  • call on,
  • abjure,
  • controvert,
  • disown,
  • begrudge,
  • rebut,
  • turn thumbs down,
  • sacrifice,
  • disavow,
  • revoke,
  • disclaim,
  • taboo,
  • refute,
  • nullify,
  • oppose,
  • refuse,
  • discard,
  • negate,
  • forsake,
  • contradict,
  • gainsay,
  • contravene,
  • reject,
  • veto,
  • Disacknowledge,
  • say no to,
  • enjoin from,
  • doubt.
  •disallow (verb)
  • dismiss,
  • put down,
  • cancel,
  • nix,
  • debar,
  • kill,
  • taboo*,
  • censor,
  • embargo,
  • shut out,
  • zing.
  •discourage (verb)
  • disfavor,
  • hinder,
  • chill,
  • shake,
  • divert,
  • discountenance,
  • quiet,
  • turn off,
  • deprecate,
  • scare,
  • warn,
  • frighten.
  •earmark (verb)
  • label,
  • name,
  • tab,
  • set aside,
  • tag,
  • designate,
  • allocate,
  • maintain,
  • slot.
  •hold back/hold off (verb)
  • forbear,
  • refrain.
  •reserve (verb)
  • possess,
  • squirrel,
  • stash,
  • plant,
  • duck*,
  • have,
  • lay up,
  • squirrel away.
  •smother (verb)
  • over whelming,
  • in-undated,
  • over-whelmed,
  • sur rounding,
  • over-whelm,
  • over-whelming,
  • over whelm,
  • sur rounded,
  • over-whelms,
  • sur-rounding,
  • over whelmed,
  • in undated,
  • over whelms,
  • sur-rounded.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • dissimulate,
  • force back,
  • hush up,
  • hold out on,
  • gulp back,
  • dissemble,
  • choke back,
  • fight down,
  • hide.
  •
  • classify,
  • rein,
  • embarrass,
  • mask,
  • bite back,
  • inhibit.
  •
  • disguise,
  • subdue,
  • stifle,
  • fight back,
  • stand back.
  •
  • dam.
  •
  • school.
  •
  • fight.
  •bottle up
  • covering up,
  • keeps back,
  • corked,
  • holding in,
  • held in,
  • held down,
  • Suppressing,
  • cooped up,
  • keeping back,
  • covers up,
  • kept secret,
  • Entrapped,
  • corking,
  • kept back,
  • covered up.
  •contain
  • hogtie.
  •deny
  • Negatived,
  • Negativing,
  • Tabooing,
  • Forgone,
  • calling on,
  • forgoing,
  • called on,
  • Tabooed.
  •Other relevant words:
  • in petto,
  • dispense with,
  • relax,
  • slack up,
  • blanket,
  • hold fast,
  • quell,
  • balk,
  • conquer,
  • choke down,
  • curtail,
  • keep under wraps,
  • cover,
  • bury,
  • scotch,
  • abstain,
  • put back,
  • store,
  • deduct,
  • swallow,
  • observe,
  • ease off,
  • reef,
  • muffle,
  • backpedal,
  • keep down,
  • not touch,
  • quash,
  • intervene,
  • hold up,
  • keep in ignorance,
  • keep dark,
  • forestall,
  • interfere with,
  • secrete,
  • cool off,
  • stash away,
  • standstill,
  • keep close,
  • keep from,
  • staunch,
  • conserve,
  • straiten,
  • clip the wings,
  • overcome,
  • hold at bay,
  • set back,
  • countercheck,
  • not tell,
  • handicap,
  • hold one's tongue,
  • ease up,
  • bosom,
  • prohibit,
  • in,
  • slow,
  • stymie,
  • set,
  • stanch,
  • rein (back,
  • dam up,
  • lay away,
  • baulk,
  • let down,
  • do without,
  • hush,
  • put away,
  • retrench,
  • save up,
  • keep in check,
  • slack off,
  • not give away,
  • guard,
  • save,
  • stem,
  • Intermeddle,
  • slow up,
  • throttle,
  • intercept,
  • lose speed,
  • pull,
  • put aside,
  • keep in reserve,
  • decelerate,
  • resist,
  • lose ground,
  • waive,
  • draw rein,
  • enjoin,
  • husband,
  • cloak,
  • not use,
  • damp,
  • cool,
  • veil,
  • obscure,
  • backwater,
  • dampen,
  • keep on hand,
  • blank out,
  • brake,
  • conceal,
  • set by,
  • play dumb,
  • spare,
  • keep in,
  • govern,
  • meddle,
  • preserve.

Antonyms for Keep back:

• v.

  • bottle up
    tell, confide, reveal.
  • check
    assist, expedite, indulge, allow, permit, aid, liberate, help.
  • delay
    dispatch, speed, hasten, advance, further, rush, hurry.
  • deny
    acknowledge, grant, admit, accede, concede, go along, affirm, corroborate, agree, confess.
  • discourage
    spur on, encourage, inspire.
  • earmark
    waste, throw away, use.
  • hold back/hold off
    let go.
  • reserve
    offer, distribute, give.
  • Other antonyms:
    emancipate, excite, incite, arouse, set free, animate, let loose, impel.

Hypernym for Keep back:

• v.

  • change
    contain, regulate, blink, confine, baffle, hold in, blink away, hold, rein, control, swallow, rule, curb, moderate, wink, check, harness.
  • possession
    hold down.

Hyponym for Keep back:

• v.

  • possession
    hold on, keep.