What is another word for keep back?
477 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ kˈiːp bˈak], [ kˈiːp bˈak], [ k_ˈiː_p b_ˈa_k]
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Similar words for keep back:
- keep back (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- bottle up (verb)
- change (verb)
- check (verb)
- contain (verb)
- delay (verb)
- deny (verb)
- disallow (verb)
- discourage (verb)
- earmark (verb)
- hold back/hold off (verb)
- reserve (verb)
- smother (verb)
- other synonyms
- bottle up
- contain
- deny
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Keep back:
n.
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- 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.
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- remain,
- stay behind,
- stay,
- linger,
- stand,
- tarry,
- stick around.
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.
- keep.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Other synonyms:
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- dissimulate,
- force back,
- hush up,
- hold out on,
- gulp back,
- dissemble,
- choke back,
- fight down,
- hide.
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- disguise,
- subdue,
- stifle,
- fight back,
- stand back.
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- dam.
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- school.
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- fight.
- 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.
- slow down,
- bottle up,
- smother,
- contain,
- proscribe,
- throw cold water on,
- keeping out,
- put by,
- prorogue,
- lay over,
- hold over,
- rein in,
- setting aside,
- delay,
- reined in,
- disincline,
- deny,
- Prolonging,
- reserve,
- Remanding,
- bottlenecking,
- filibustered,
- mark out,
- turned aside,
- Filibustering,
- neutralize,
- bide time,
- withholds,
- bottlenecked,
- discourage,
- tabbed,
- earmark,
- kept out,
- slacken pace,
- Disfavored,
- Slotted,
- inhibits,
- Paused,
- Indisposing,
- play for time,
- Disinclining,
- hold off,
- Shelving,
- Forbore,
- Bitted,
- store up,
- keep out,
- Intermitting,
- marking out,
- held over,
- passed on,
- Intermitted,
- slackens,
- tabbing,
- holds back,
- remands,
- nixing,
- hold back,
- disinclines,
- zinging,
- shutting out,
- disallow,
- turn aside,
- shrouding,
- reins in,
- plays for time,
- Disadvise,
- turning aside,
- Slotting,
- Labelling,
- stow away,
- prorogues,
- withhold,
- Earmarked,
- check,
- indispose,
- Embargoing,
- Remanded,
- encumber,
- talk out of,
- intermit,
- gain time,
- protract,
- slowed down,
- Shrouded,
- Embargoed,
- Proroguing,
- labelled,
- talking out of,
- Harnessing,
- passing on,
- remand,
- pass on,
- snuff,
- Prorogued,
- Loitered,
- encumbered,
- Disfavoring,
- Repulsing,
- keeps out,
- passes on,
- playing for time,
- put off.
- 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.
How to use "Keep back" in context?
There's an air of tension and secrecy permeating the small room. It's a subtle but pervasive feeling, one that seems to shroud the people gathered inside. It's a dangerous vibe, one that has the potential to create havoc. But it's also one that's necessary.
The group is gathered in a secret location, one that they've been ordered to keep secret. There's a reason for this: they're a collection of the most dangerous, the most rebellious and the most devious minds in the world.
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