hold back
142 synonyms found
- abstain
- abstain from
- arrest
- avoid
- avoid excess
- backpedal
- backwater
- begrudge
- bit
- bottle up
- brake
- bridle
- check
- clip the wings
- close the hand
- confine
- conserve
- constrain
- contain
- control
- cool off
- countercheck
- curb
- curtail
- dam up
- damp
- dampen
- decelerate
- deny
- detain
- dispense with
- do without
- dompt
- drag
- draw rein
- ease off
- ease up
- eat sparingly
- eat to live
- enjoin
- eschew
- exercise self-control
- forbear
- forgo
- govern
- grudge
- guard
- hinder
- hold
- hold aloof from
- hold at bay
- hold down
- hold fast
- hold in
- hold in check
- hold in leash
- hold off
- hold out on
- hold up
- husband
- inhibit
- intercept
- interfere
- intermeddle
- interrupt
- intervene
- keep
- keep back
- keep by one
- keep from
- keep in
- keep in check
- keep in hand
- keep in reserve
- keep in store
- keep on hand
- keep out
- keep under control
- keep within bounds
- keep within compass
- keep within limits
- lag
- lay by
- lay under restraint
- let alone
- let down
- let go by
- let up
- live plainly
- lose ground
- lose momentum
- lose speed
- make late
- meddle
- moderate
- mortify the flesh
- never touch
- not touch
- not use
- oppose
- pass up
- preserve
- prohibit
- pull
- pull in
- put apart
- put aside
- put by
- reef
- refrain from
- rein
- rein in
- repress
- reserve
- resist
- retain
- retard
- retrench
- save
- save up
- scotch
- set apart
- set aside
- set back
- set by
- shun
- slack off
- slack up
- slacken
- slow
- slow down
- slow up
- snub
- spare
- stand aloof from
- stay
- straiten
- suppress
- take in sail
- throttle down
- waive
- withhold
Definition
"don't hold back. Hit it as hard as you can."