keep back
130 synonyms found
- abstain
- arrest
- backpedal
- backwater
- bosom
- bottle up
- brake
- bridle
- check
- clip the wings
- confine
- constrain
- contain
- cool off
- countercheck
- curb
- curtail
- dam up
- dampen
- decelerate
- detain
- disallow
- dispense with
- do without
- dompt
- drag
- draw rein
- ease off
- ease up
- enjoin
- file and forget
- forbear
- forgo
- govern
- hinder
- hold
- hold at bay
- hold back
- hold fast
- hold in
- hold in check
- hold in leash
- hold off
- hold out on
- hold up
- husband
- in petto
- inhibit
- intercept
- interfere
- intermeddle
- interrupt
- intervene
- keep
- keep between us
- keep buttoned up
- keep by one
- keep close
- keep dark
- keep from
- keep in
- keep in check
- keep in hand
- keep in ignorance
- keep in reserve
- keep in store
- keep mum
- keep on hand
- keep out
- keep secret
- keep snug
- keep under control
- keep under wraps
- lag
- lay by
- lay under restraint
- let alone
- let down
- let up
- lose ground
- lose momentum
- lose speed
- make late
- make no sign
- memento
- moderate
- never let on
- not give away
- not tell
- not touch
- not use
- oppose
- play dumb
- prohibit
- pull
- pull in
- put apart
- put aside
- put by
- reef
- rein
- rein in
- repress
- reserve
- resist
- retain
- retard
- retrench
- save
- save up
- scotch
- set apart
- set aside
- set back
- set by
- slack off
- slack up
- slacken
- slow
- slow down
- slow up
- snub
- spare
- stay
- straiten
- suppress
- take in sail
- throttle down
- waive
- withhold
Definition
(n) :
some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons
"she gave him a lock of hair as a keepsake of their time together."