Synonyms for keep back

Most common

keep · hold back · retain · restrain · withhold

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Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To hold back; to refuse to give or share.

Example sentences

• keep The cold weather may keep the plants from budding.
• retain If you use a computer, you can retain information.
• restrain We tried to restrain him from his reckless action.
• withhold The government began to withhold foreign reserves.

By length

4 letters

keep¹, hold¹

6 letters

arrest², retain², detain²

7 letters

refrain², abstain², smother²

8 letters

suppress², restrain², withhold²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (arrest² = 2 syllables).