Synonyms for Kept back:

• v.

  •bottle up (verb)
  • hold in,
  • repress,
  • cramp,
  • coop up,
  • cork,
  • curb,
  • enclose,
  • hold down,
  • suppress,
  • restrict,
  • shut in,
  • keep feeling inside oneself,
  • keep back,
  • cover up,
  • corner,
  • collar,
  • bring to naught,
  • check,
  • keep secret,
  • box up,
  • entrap,
  • trap,
  • restrain,
  • hold back,
  • contain.
  •check (verb)
  • stop,
  • inhibit,
  • slacken pace,
  • nip in the bud,
  • stay,
  • withhold.
  •contain (verb)
  • simmer down,
  • compose,
  • cool,
  • hog-tie,
  • bottle up,
  • put half nelson on,
  • stifle,
  • collect,
  • smother,
  • rein,
  • keep lid on.
  •disallow (verb)
  • pass on,
  • put down.
  •discourage (verb)
  • warn,
  • Disadvise.
  •earmark (verb)
  • set aside.
  •reserve (verb)
  • lay up,
  • have,
  • put by,
  • stow away.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • shroud,
  • interrupt,
  • put away,
  • strangle,
  • slot,
  • shelve,
  • inundate,
  • quell,
  • duck,
  • dismiss,
  • squelch,
  • stockpile,
  • arrest,
  • embargo,
  • maintain,
  • hold,
  • scare,
  • throw cold water on,
  • encumber,
  • zing,
  • shower,
  • stall,
  • impede,
  • hold over,
  • turn aside,
  • loiter,
  • table,
  • procrastinate,
  • stave off,
  • hush up,
  • hold off,
  • possess,
  • drag,
  • snuff,
  • bridle,
  • hamper,
  • bottleneck,
  • label,
  • chill,
  • rein in,
  • delay,
  • checkmate,
  • deprecate,
  • limit,
  • heap,
  • allocate,
  • harness,
  • mark out,
  • lay over,
  • confine,
  • conceal,
  • conserve,
  • prolong,
  • pause,
  • prorogue,
  • hinder,
  • bar,
  • disincline,
  • proscribe,
  • frighten,
  • save,
  • lag,
  • surround,
  • discourage,
  • preclude,
  • adjourn,
  • plant,
  • bit,
  • preserve,
  • name,
  • clog,
  • retard,
  • squirrel,
  • asphyxiate,
  • keep,
  • tame,
  • nix,
  • obviate,
  • suffocate,
  • remand,
  • kill,
  • repulse,
  • slow down,
  • prevent,
  • frustrate,
  • disfavor,
  • refrain,
  • stamp out,
  • tag,
  • halt,
  • intermit,
  • constrain,
  • muffle,
  • temporize,
  • shake,
  • control,
  • tab,
  • obstruct,
  • cancel,
  • defer,
  • hoard,
  • cut short,
  • snub,
  • talk out of,
  • suspend,
  • quash,
  • deter,
  • filibuster,
  • postpone,
  • throttle,
  • keep out,
  • tarry,
  • debar,
  • moderate,
  • terminate,
  • quench,
  • quiet,
  • retain,
  • stash,
  • indispose,
  • forbear,
  • store up,
  • play for time,
  • douse,
  • choke,
  • block,
  • dawdle,
  • overwhelm,
  • foil,
  • dilly-dally,
  • censor,
  • protract,
  • envelop,
  • deny,
  • discountenance,
  • shut out,
  • store,
  • circumvent,
  • squirrel away,
  • thwart,
  • reduce,
  • detain,
  • neutralize,
  • counteract,
  • divert,
  • turn off,
  • rebuff,
  • designate,
  • baffle.
  •reserved
  • reserve.
  •Other relevant words (noun):
  • Hindered.

Antonyms for Kept back:

• v.

  • bottle up
    let go, confide, tell, reveal.
  • check
    encourage, continue, open, expedite, approve, welcome, advance, liberate, allow, aid, abet, release, facilitate, indulge, forward, help, permit, free, include, support, assist.
  • contain
    exclude.
  • delay
    push, leave, hurry, DO, speed, hasten, unblock, rush, further, abandon, finish, promote, dispatch, go, carry out, complete.
  • deny
    keep, corroborate, ratify, concur, confess, grant, go along, admit, concede, embrace, validate, credit, accede, ok, affirm, agree, believe, trust, accept, claim, acknowledge, sanction.
  • discourage
    hearten, calm, spur on, inspirit, comfort, inspire.
  • earmark
    use, waste, ignore, neglect, throw away.
  • reserve
    hurt, distribute, squander, spend, give, offer.
  • smother
    loose, disperse, uncover, start, light, scatter.