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What is another word for
hold back
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To impede the work or progress of
To (attempt to) repress or suppress showing or expressing something
To refrain from saying or doing something
To delay a situation until one is prepared
To delay action until a particular time or event
To preserve (something) by not expending or using it
To postpone from being dealt with
To avoid proceeding through reluctance
To hold back or play down the severity of what one is communicating
To be very economical or mean about spending or providing something
To remove or take away (something) from (someone)
To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
To hesitate or be undecisive in accepting an idea or undertaking
To enclose or hem in (on all sides)
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Verb
▲
To impede the work or progress of
block
hamper
hinder
impede
stifle
encumber
fetter
frustrate
hamstring
inhibit
obstruct
restrain
stymie
thwart
cramp
curb
handcuff
hobble
prevent
retard
trammel
check
handicap
manacle
shackle
stop
balk
US
baulk
UK
bridle
clog
embarrass
bork
hog-tie
hold up
tie up
interfere with
prevent from making progress
put off
short-circuit
restrict
arrest
foil
slow down
constrain
delay
slow
bar
limit
halt
stall
suppress
repress
control
curtail
hold off
stave off
ward off
forestall
contain
stonewall
avert
cumber
set back
rein in
cripple
deter
interrupt
cut off
hang up
withhold
prohibit
crimp
derail
head off
reduce
choke
fend off
regulate
keep back
stem
avoid
counteract
hold
shut out
baffle
put an end to
stand in the way of
throw a spanner in the works
stay
oppose
disrupt
keep
hold in
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
put a stop to
get in the way
slow up
detain
lessen
moderate
decrease
confine
defend against
get in the way of
nip in the bud
staunch
dam
preclude
intercept
shut off
smother
obviate
scupper
subdue
resist
interfere
cramp one's style
keep at bay
put a brake on
circumvent
suspend
evade
diminish
close off
interdict
govern
tame
choke off
brake
spoil
forfend
repulse
cut back
keep off
keep in check
counter
barricade
close
defeat
blockade
jam
clog up
stop up
block up
plug up
rebuff
rein
measure
debar
rule
fight back
entangle
keep lid on
put the kibosh on
repel
bring to a standstill
put the brakes on
turn aside
pull in
fight off
keep under control
shut down
bog down
hold down
refuse
cease
stanch
occlude
stuff
discontinue
bung up
forbid
temper
muzzle
gag
muffle
retardate
nullify
circumnavigate
postpone
put paid to
inconvenience
screen
tie
cut short
contravene
steer clear of
sidestep
deflect
skirt
ward
burden
disadvantage
straiten
take down
shelve
sabotage
choke back
crab
bind
weigh down
leash
drag your feet
keep a lid on
stem the flow of
freeze
bring to screeching halt
give a hard time
cut down
be a hindrance to
bite back
keep at arm's length
plug
caulk
deny
close up
close out
block out
hold off on
lay off
choke up
stopper
decelerate
block off
shorten
abridge
abbreviate
congest
put on hold
slacken
truncate
dissuade from
stunt
procrastinate
scotch
defend
guard
dock
pause
lag
syncopate
elide
mitigate
mire
neutralize
US
stump
overturn
squelch
dampen
terminate
bottleneck
quiet
bulwark
entrammel
divert
put the stopper on
upset
ruin
do for
help
discourage
neutralise
UK
bottle up
incommode
defer
contract
catch
end
squash
quash
remit
sandbag
fend
pre-empt
faze
slash
break off
keep down
place at a disadvantage
brush off
tone down
shield against
force back
push back
turn off
keep a tight rein on
put back
back off
safeguard against
secure against
beat off
play for time
put to flight
rebut
lower
drive away
rule out
see off
save
defend oneself against
stamp out
turn away
discommode
keep in
fence
intermit
box in
beat back
make late
thrust back
bring to an end
damp
guard against
keep the lid on
rein back
protect against
put a limit on
throttle
saddle with
cool off
drive back
chain
cool
bring to a stop
stand off
put a damper on
keep waiting
turn back
retrench
ease
send packing
strangle
put at a disadvantage
anticipate
protect
shield
weaken
tie one's hands
debilitate
withstand
tie-up
protract
safeguard
clot
gum up
circumscribe
nix
force away
complicate
monkey with
obscure
secure
prolong
prorogue
hold over
put straitjacket on
throw monkey wrench in
cramp someone's style
peter out
discomfit
disconcert
foul up
screw up
rattle
outlaw
constrict
set limits on
impose limits on
desist
keep from happening
enjoin
impair
queer someone's pitch
throw a spoke in the wheel of
louse up
cool down
keep within bounds
peg
keep tight rein on
discipline
button up
put on brakes
affect
disturb
give disadvantage
sideline
take out
put out of commission
cover
snooker
let up
bog
chill
let
retain
inc
cause to wait
cause to stay
tamper
influence
simmer down
compose
collect
trouble
conflict
confuse
puzzle
keep on a string
keep control of
cork
gulp back
filibuster
mystify
confound
overload
put half nelson on
put a crimp in
nonplus
quelch
kill
enmesh
net
ensnare
capture
stave
modulate
shake
relieve
intern
calm
pour cold water on
indispose
throw cold water on
snag
flummox
charge
oppress
bother
hem in
make difficult
tether
cut
pigeonhole
throw a monkey wrench into
put on back burner
corner
hang fire
dead-end
give the run around
trim
put the lid on
clamp down on
crack down on
bring to a halt
put a lid on
soften
shrink
deaden
clip
pare down
minify
boil down
chop
tighten up
slim down
downsize
crop
roll back
put a restriction on
lop
blunt
dull
alleviate
cushion
treat unfairly
do a disservice to
give a disadvantage to
treat harshly
be unfair to
put in an unfavourable position
treat unfavourably
tell against
wrong
inflict a handicap on
fix
pull up
draw up
anchor
still
bring up
fetch up
be one step ahead of
preempt
beat someone to the draw
commandeer
be early
beat someone to the punch
get ahead of
beat someone to it
provide against
pick off
second-guess
steal a march on
act in advance of
prepare for
get in before
head off at pass
slow-walk
take your time
drag your heels
hang back
quit
finish
desist from
close down
put a sock in
bring to a close
break
break up
wind up
pack up
knock off
leave off
blow the whistle on
drop
cut out
pack in
put a cork in
pull the plug on
can
give over
overcome
deflate
take the edge off
depress
make less active
buttress
absorb
get rid of
lighten
mute
quell
mellow
quieten
hold in check
soak up
get under control
harsh
damp down
put on ice
get out of
swallow
escape
bypass
beat
checkmate
put a spoke in someone's wheel
slacken pace
wreck
ditch
take wind out of
outwit
crash
juke
unsettle
abate
knock down
force off
parry
chase away
keep away
drive off
loiter
qualify
embog
reef
stand up for
back-water
hit the brakes
lose speed
lose steam
let down flaps
wind down
anchor it
economize
US
economise
UK
mark down
mark off
seal
fill
fill up
pack
jam up
bung
bottle
dash
crush
destroy
disappoint
extinguish
smash
mess up
put the mockers on
upset the applecart
cross
nobble
negate
tie down
subvert
work against
overpower
undermine
traverse
silence
annul
bilk
stultify
undo
delimit
shush
clobber
demolish
ban
devastate
mar
eradicate
proscribe
shatter
harm
obliterate
annihilate
decimate
root
quench
snafu
cap
estop
queer
buck
go against
give the slip
act against
muck up
scuttle
spike
make impossible
botch
cancel
cancel out
conquer
snuff out
slap down
sidetrack
constipate
straitjacket
hang on
resist attack
hold the fort
tie someone's hands
dish
disallow
finish off
offset
suffocate
throw a curve
confront
exclude
halt in its tracks
strangle at birth
throw a monkey wrench in the works
strangulate
bring an end to
crool
banjax
invalidate
damage
run counter to
lick
disempower
disqualify
forefend
make an end of
get bogged down
put the damper on
attack
put the brakes on
take out of play
blacklist
boycott
blank
counterplot
bury
injure
dispatch
cork up
shut in
dash one's hope
stand in the way
destabilize
US
render null and void
incapacitate
ravage
put out
put down
gain control over
gain mastery over
ostracize
US
take wind out of sails
cause setback
get the better of
put end to
beat down
eliminate
not allow to go beyond
keep within the limits of
demoralize
US
attenuate
topple
disable
threaten
make it impossible for
make it impracticable for
blow
forbid to
hold the line
narrow down
cut in
take away
overthrow
emasculate
sap
abolish
vitiate
demarcate
raze
demoralise
UK
destabilise
UK
challenge
bollix
wrack
abort
unbuild
hedge
drag through the mud
skin
impoverish
craze
bound
make illegal
ostracise
UK
embargo
make impracticable
break down
clip one's wings
queer the pitch of
waste time
poke full of holes
intrude on
contradict
make a mess of
hedge out
play havoc with
gainsay
disaffirm
impugn
combat
fight
bring down
put at risk
balls up
blow a hole in
bring to naught
rain on someone's parade
render ineffective
buy time
prejudice
set
specify
demark
prescribe
duel
contest
negative
dispute
delimitate
define
girdle
rout
kick the can down the road
employ delaying tactics
count
inspire
work
weigh
adjourn
place a limit on
reschedule
table
keep within limits
draw the line on
refrain from
mothball
respite
tend to prevent
militate
continue
dissuade
load
wipe out
disadvise
dodge
extend
overwhelm
saddle
operate against
act on
lengthen
withhold from
stay away
stay away from
forbear
deny oneself
give up
make up for
abstain from
shake off
restrain from
counterbalance
skip
break the habit of
skip out on
do without
shy from
kick
get around
steer clear
forgo
shrink from
abstain
renounce
keep from
eschew
shirk
forbear from
shun
waive
strain
shipwreck
shut
be detrimental to
have an effect on
be disadvantageous to
laden
lumber
weight
lay on the table
take a rain check on
put over
set aside
put on the back burner
put in cold storage
carry over
lay over
give rain check
hold in abeyance
caution against
talk out of
scare out of
act like a wet blanket
warn against
scare off
lade
pile
freight
play off
cook someone's goose
yoke
spike someone's guns
take the wind out of your sails
lock out
dump on
overburden
snow under
bear down on
snow
make heavy
more ❯
“I wouldn't
hold him back
from achieving his career goals, and he wouldn't want to be my emotional crutch when things went wrong.”
Verb
▲
To (attempt to) repress or suppress showing or expressing something
repress
restrain
stifle
suppress
contain
control
smother
swallow
withhold
stop
deny
sink
strangle
submerge
hold in
hold off
choke back
hold down
keep back
check
curb
keep in check
bottle up
conceal
inhibit
rein in
fight back
bridle
keep the lid on
hide
muffle
pocket
keep a lid on
cork up
keep under control
subdue
bite back
button up
constrain
silence
master
gag
keep a tight rein on
cover up
restrict
quell
harbor
US
cork
quench
govern
keep secret
harbour
UK
hush up
gulp back
cool
regulate
overcome
limit
tame
pull in
quash
deaden
disguise
dissemble
simmer down
veil
hold in check
tone down
keep dark
cloak
put a lid on
keep quiet about
bury
compose
moderate
collect
measure
keep
mask
screen
overpower
squelch
dampen
damp down
frustrate
belie
extinguish
hold
paper over
hide from view
keep under wraps
keep unknown
shield
guard
nip in the bud
not tell
internalise
UK
blot out
keep mum about
internalize
US
bite one's lip
keep under your hat
mellow
reserve
keep cover
secrete
not give away
keep in
draw a veil over
drown
conquer
gulp
resist
suffocate
choke
keep a rein on
muzzle
discipline
get the better of
rule
kill
mull over
stew
snuff
rein back
fight
keep lid on
hog-tie
put half nelson on
confine
gain mastery over
gain control over
delimit
shush
block
bottle
jam up
keep inside
black out
squash
crush
decrease
arrest
lick
soften
cushion
protect
soft-pedal
clamp down on
lessen
crack down on
get under control
slap down
quieten down
snuff out
put down
damp
diminish
keep in the dark
sweep under the carpet
sit on
censor
gloss over
keep quiet
sweep under the rug
keep feeling inside oneself
box up
shut in
settle
re-collect
calm
adjust
cap
monitor
corner
rally
still
quiet
tranquilize
US
inspect
recover
lull
put the brakes on
set limits on
impose limits on
keep in line
tranquillise
UK
more ❯
“I bowed my head trying to
hold back
tears.”
Verb
▲
To refrain from saying or doing something
refrain
desist
abstain
forgo
forbear
keep
resist
restrain
withhold
abjure
eschew
forswear
check
forsake
inhibit
quit
discontinue
stop oneself
give up
steer clear
stop
avoid
cease
curb
renounce
kick
shun
break off
give a wide berth to
keep from
pass up
swear off
leave off
jack in
not do
abandon
drop
halt
decline
evade
sit out
lay off
leave alone
belay
pass
fight shy of
avoid doing something
dispense with
have done with
take the cure
steer clear of
resist the temptation to
give over
relinquish
pack in
do without
refrain from
be temperate
arrest
interrupt
finish
go on the wagon
not touch
have nothing to do with
reject
take the pledge
end
conclude
suspend
surcease
call a stop to
pause
knock off
resign
yield
pack up
call a halt to
refuse
spurn
abnegate
give the go by
withdraw from
forego
withhold from
restrain yourself
bridle
sacrifice
decline to
omit
abstain from
go easy
escape
desist from
cut out
disavow
repudiate
go without
disclaim
forbear from
renege on
deny
skip
gainsay
disown
ditch
repeal
disaffirm
shake
give something a miss
turn your back on
do away with
pass on
leave out
waive
retract
recant
dodge
shirk
resign from
break
abdicate
foreswear
withdraw
renege
get around
can
scrap
axe
UK
scrub
throw off
ax
US
part with
deny oneself
wash your hands of
lay off of
come off
stand down from
chuck
give something up
elude
kick the habit
restrain oneself from
quit cold
prevent oneself from
let up
keep off
not give in to
cease to indulge in
stop oneself from
kick over
call it quits
discard
disdain
duck
jettison
surrender
set aside
betray
be in want
say goodbye to
not have
be deprived of
suffer deprivation
be without
be deprived
shy
finesse
scape
cancel
junk
terminate
abort
stop having
stop using
stay clear of
let well enough alone
weasel out of
have no truck with
shy away from
shuffle out of
keep clear of
miss out on
scratch
rescind
shelve
revoke
ignore
remit
forfeit
divorce
cry off
throw up
eighty-six
retire from
shut off
finish with
dust off
part from
wipe out
call off
jilt
break with
cut off
write off
break up
forget about
unsay
avert
prevent
take back
stay away
stay away from
sidestep
circumvent
shrink from
preclude
bypass
shake off
restrain from
withstand
skip out on
skirt
shy from
fend off
get out of
ward off
break the habit of
help
neutralise
UK
hold off
hinder
interfere with
head off
stave off
negate
make up for
nullify
obviate
neutralize
US
block
impede
counterbalance
prohibit
counteract
anticipate
more ❯
“She decided not to
hold back
from speaking her mind in front of her husband and his mother.”
Verb
▲
To delay a situation until one is prepared
play for time
delay
gain time
hang back
hang fire
procrastinate
stall
temporise
UK
temporize
US
dither
equivocate
filibuster
hedge
hesitate
prevaricate
put off
stonewall
use delaying tactics
beat about the bush
dally
tarry
lag
take one's time
drag your feet
not keep pace
lag behind
fall behind
buy time
use dilatory tactics
put on the back burner
defer
avoid the issue
divert
beat around the bush
hold over
kick the can down the road
postpone
distract
fall back
lose ground
trail behind
drop behind
linger
loiter
dawdle
dillydally
potter round
hang on
goof off
potter around
crawl
kill time
horse around
hang about
drag
straggle
mope
amble
creep
play a waiting game
poke
pause
potter about
dilly-dally
hang around
lollygag
wait
take your time
be slow
stagger
mark time
waste time
let the grass grow under one's feet
vacillate
lallygag
be indecisive
wait around
idle
diddle
plod
while away time
totter
shilly-shally
hum and haw
put off doing something
stay put
putter
adjourn
stay
hold off
shelve
reschedule
table
suspend
mothball
prorogue
pigeonhole
retard
protract
put on hold
put on ice
lay over
hold up
put on back burner
put back
put in cold storage
take a rain check on
remit
respite
prolong
hold off on
carry over
lay on the table
put over
hold in abeyance
intermit
continue
detain
slow
extend
waive
give rain check
set aside
keep in abeyance
impede
hinder
obstruct
lengthen
block
forestay
stand over
give a rain check
cool it
interrupt
hold
recess
prorogate
check
withhold
disband
file
bar
inactivate
can
put in abeyance
hang up
rule out
stave off
push back
lay aside
put aside
pink-slip
count out
put on the shelf
call a halt to
waver
suspend action
drag your heels
swither
cool
goldbrick
postpone action
be dilatory
defer action
let something slide
take a raincheck
haver
be undecided
more ❯
Verb
▲
To delay action until a particular time or event
hold off
pause
wait
defer
delay
postpone
hang back
hang fire
refrain from
put something off
sit tight
take no action
avoid doing something
play a waiting game
keep from doing something
bide your time
hold your horses
rest
stall
stop
hold on
take a break
put on hold
be patient
take a breather
halt
hesitate
discontinue
adjourn
cease
break
deliberate
hang on
think twice
call time
have a breather
break off
stop briefly
lie in wait
cool your heels
mark time
let up
hold your fire
take a breath
take five
twiddle thumbs
take ten
fill time
keep your shirt on
put off
play the waiting game
wait and see
waver
falter
suspend
desist
procrastinate
vacillate
interrupt
shake
reflect
sideline
drop
break it up
pull up
come to standstill
stop what you're doing
catch one's breath
hang about
hang around
adopt Fabian tactics
await
hang
pass the time
sit up for
wait patiently
look forward
kill time
cool it
countdown
save it
stay tuned
sweat it
hold one's breath
hold everything
waste time
lie low
stand by
wait on
stay up for
abide
sweat it out
kick your heels
hold the phone
wait in the wings
hang onto your hat
more ❯
Verb
▲
To preserve (something) by not expending or using it
save
preserve
conserve
store
keep
reserve
maintain
retain
stash
stow
sustain
bottle
secure
keep back
put aside
put away
set aside
regulate
stash away
hold
withhold
hang on to
hoard
stockpile
store up
put by
hold on to
keep hold of
hold fast to
keep possession of
cling to
possess
husband
squirrel
keep in reserve
contain
detain
grasp
lay aside
set by
squirrel away
cleave to
continue to have
earmark
allocate
dedicate
devote
consecrate
refuse
keep to oneself
refuse to give
hold out on
sit on
stow away
salt away
put to one side
uphold
give up to
lay up
keep out
have
own
perpetuate
scrimp
skimp
command
economize on
use sparingly
mothball
be frugal with
sock away
use economically
keep intact
be careful with
manage thriftily
save for a rainy day
budget
go easy on
control
cherish
enjoy
grip
nurture
continue with
hold fast
keep up
clutch on to
accumulate
amass
garner
collect
cache
shelve
conceal
file
hide
repress
heap
stifle
pile up
save up
retain possession of
keep for oneself
hold in
lay down
hang onto
hold onto
keep to yourself
not part with
retain in one's possession
allot
lay by
lay away
treasure
designate
gather
appropriate
assign
lay in
apportion
consign
set apart
deposit
give
spare
leave
make available
pledge
allow
apply
afford
commit
heap up
stock up
surrender
stock
sacrifice
bank
put down
stock up on
give over to
pack
place
give over
put in storage
stock up with
build up
put
bind
obligate
fix
warehouse
tuck
hive
archive
put in
tuck away
pack away
load up
put in store
lock up
lock away
put into storage
tidy away
tot up
draw together
scare up
put aside for a rainy day
rack up
put by for a rainy day
run up
round up
buy up
put away for a rainy day
scrape together
load up on
defer
divvy
economize
US
hide away
entrust
engage
vow
economise
UK
deduct
remit
provide
safeguard
pigeonhole
stipulate for
buffer
keep on hand
build up stocks
leave behind
put aside for rainy day
label
tag
assemble
retain ownership of
mark
flag
acquire
not sell
retain use of
not give away
plant
cumulate
muster
identify
hypothecate
park
allocate to
name
tab
allot to
slot
hutch
silo
ensile
reposit
bury
pack up
stack up
pledge to
commit to
devote to
put up
clean up
pick up
mark down
roll up
set aside for
designate for
earmark for
budget for
appropriate for
get in supplies of
tidy up
save for rainy day
load
stuff
mark out
shove
pack like sardines
top off
restrict
more ❯
Verb
▲
To postpone from being dealt with
table
postpone
adjourn
defer
delay
park
reschedule
shelve
prorogue
reserve
suspend
detain
mothball
hold
withhold
continue
retain
suppress
hang
remit
stall
cool
respite
contain
hold off
hold over
put aside
put back
put off
take offline
hold off on
put on hold
put on ice
put on the back burner
put on the shelf
pigeonhole
stay
interrupt
hold up
put over
hold in abeyance
lay on the table
put in cold storage
take a rain check on
stand over
slow up
put in abeyance
put off the evil hour
carry over
do later
set back
put off the evil day
slow down
recess
prorogate
pause
take a break
call it a day
take a recess
take a breather
suspend proceedings
take five
take a rain check
lay over
set aside
protract
prolong
retard
put on back burner
extend
intermit
break off
procrastinate
lay aside
hang fire
put to one side
keep in abeyance
sideline
give rain check
break up
knock off
waive
slow
file
dismiss
rearrange
reorganize
US
reorganise
UK
rebook
give a rain check
change the date
hang up
put something off
discontinue
be suspended
end
be put on hold
forestay
temporise
UK
temporize
US
rise
put on one side
leave to another time
freeze
take a raincheck
cool it
stop
take a breather from
put on a back burner
break
re-reserve
book again
check
disband
tie up
bar
inactivate
can
impede
hinder
obstruct
take time out
call time
take ten
lengthen
rule out
stave off
push back
pink-slip
count out
call a halt to
block
more ❯
Verb
▲
To avoid proceeding through reluctance
hang back
hesitate
dither
vacillate
waver
demur
teeter
wabble
falter
halt
scruple
stagger
wobble
hover
lag
linger
pause
procrastinate
straggle
shilly-shally
hang fire
hold off
shrink back
shy away
stay back
drag your feet
drag your heels
stay in the background
be reluctant to come forward
balance
fluctuate
dilly-dally
be indecisive
haver
swither
shillyshally
be undecided
hem and haw
blow hot and cold
hum and haw
be unsure
be uncertain
sit on the fence
stall
be irresolute
yo-yo
pussyfoot around
be doubtful
think twice
oscillate
dally
dawdle
temporize
US
equivocate
pussyfoot
baulk
UK
tergiversate
hedge
temporise
UK
be reluctant
be unable to make up your mind
balk
US
delay
alternate
doubt
change
dillydally
seesaw
deliberate
express reluctance
change mind
be unable to decide
get cold feet
be hesitant
be cagey
express misgivings
waffle
run hot and cold
boggle
be unwilling
keep changing your mind
waste time
wait and see
express reservations
see-saw
swing
fence-straddle
whiffle
chop and change
straddle
flip-flop
wait
hang about
um and ah
dodge
trifle
hang around
mess around
stumble
defer
ponder
stop
hang
mammer
think about
debate
weigh
pull back
sit on fence
flounder
flicker
vary
tremble
sway
quiver
palter
trim
shudder
whiffle waffle
be ambivalent
jib
refuse
shy
faff about
be in two minds
tarry
prevaricate
play a waiting game
faff around
loiter
mess about
go from one extreme to the other
wobble about
be on the fence
will and will not
be on the horns of a dilemma
potter
kill time
move slowly
mark time
let the grass grow under one's feet
while away time
put off
play for time
drag
adjourn
suspend action
prolong
kick the can down the road
retard
cool
goldbrick
stay
put off doing something
use delaying tactics
postpone action
be dilatory
poke
defer action
postpone
let something slide
protract
take a raincheck
more ❯
Verb
▲
To hold back or play down the severity of what one is communicating
mince
understate
underemphasize
underplay
downplay
euphemize
minimise
UK
minimize
US
soft-pedal
tone down
de-emphasize
play down
make light of
make little of
make nothing of
mince words
diminish
underrate
undervalue
soften
trivialize
US
deemphasize
downgrade
gloss over
set no store by
trivialise
UK
detract from
talk down
set little store by
shrug off
lessen
underestimate
reduce
minify
devalue
brush aside
belittle
moderate
misprize
mitigate
whitewash
sell short
rate too low
not do justice to
do an injustice to
disparage
depreciate
discount
palliate
deprecate
qualify
extenuate
hold cheap
subdue
temper
weaken
dismiss
underprice
be wrong about
cheapen
underrepresent
think too little of
sugarcoat
undersell
minimalize
pooh-pooh
brush off
make light
deflate
slight
put down
not do justice
disesteem
vilipend
disregard
misjudge
underween
look down on
take for granted
underprize
fail to appreciate
set too little store by
blue-pencil
shush
hush-hush
dumb down
attach little importance to
give little weight to
think nothing of
give a lower profile
prettify
denigrate
go easy
put on the soft pedal
smooth over
justify
brush something under the carpet
gloze over
rationalize
US
rationalise
UK
explain away
gloss
varnish
belie
restrain
dampen
dilute
modulate
chill out
more ❯
Verb
▲
To be very economical or mean about spending or providing something
spare
economise
UK
economize
US
limit
restrict
save
scant
scrimp
stint
withhold
ration
restrain
husband
nurse
pinch
skimp
squirrel
stash
skimp on
stint on
be frugal with
be sparing with
be mean with
be parsimonious with
be tight with
penny-pinch
scrimp on
be mean
economize on
go easy on
hold back on
be economical with
be mingy
be mingy with
be sparing
be stingy
be stingy with
be tight-fisted with
scrape
pinch pennies
be frugal
limit spending
be parsimonious
spoil the ship for a ha'porth of tar
roll back
make ends meet
save for rainy day
cut corners
sock away
tighten your belt
conserve
cut back
be economical
budget
cut expenditure
make cutbacks
be thrifty
be more economical
draw in one's horns
scrimp and scrape
rake and scrape
retrench
curtail
scrimp and save
make economies
cut costs
reduce wastage
watch the pennies
be prudent
husband your resources
run a tight ship
pinch the pennies
stretch a dollar
cut down
be cheap
scamp
screw
slight
cut back on
reduce
trim
save money
be tight
be tight-fisted
make cuts
struggle
be close
use sparingly
use economically
be careful with
manage thriftily
cut down on
save for a rainy day
cut your coat according to your cloth
use less
decrease wastage
shepherd
buy cheaply
manage
buy more cheaply
count the pennies
keep within means
run tight ship
pay one's way
rein in
be on a shoestring
meet a budget
be careful
shave
get along
get by
cut it close
cut it fine
go easy
pull in one's horns
look after the pence
more ❯
Verb
▲
To remove or take away (something) from (someone)
deprive
strip
divest
dispossess
rob
bereave
relieve
deny
abate
expropriate
disinherit
despoil
denude
remove
withdraw
bankrupt
bare
dismantle
disrobe
dock
impoverish
lose
seize
skim
stiff
wrest
benim
cheat out of
do out of
diddle out of
rob of
take away
trick out of
prevent from having
prevent from using
reave
oust
fleece
starve
separate
bleed
confiscate
clean out
appropriate
take away from
fortake
put out
throw into the street
cheat
deprive of
prevent from gaining
preclude from gaining
more ❯
Verb
▲
To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
refuse
decline
reject
spurn
repudiate
scorn
rebuff
disapprove
disdain
dismiss
negate
negative
nix
reprobate
snub
pass
repel
repulse
shun
withdraw
demur
deselect
desist
ignore
protest
turn down
pass up
throw out
knock back
say no
balk at
baulk at
brush off
dispense with
say no to
turn away
demur at
hold off
hold out
protest at
set aside
throw over
turn from
give thumbs down to
turn back on
turn deaf ear to
jib at
send off
draw the line at
not buy
refuse to receive
not care for
not budge on
send one's regrets
shake one's head
don't want to
renounce
forgo
avoid
abandon
eschew
abstain from
refrain from
give up
desist from
resist
forbear
steer clear of
abjure
drop
forsake
stop
withhold from
keep from
cease
quit
relinquish
kick
cut out
deny
pass on
discontinue
skip
do without
swear off
pack in
forbear from
abstain
waive
disregard
forswear
curb
break off
brush aside
finish
check
lay off
evade
shy from
leave off
go without
jack in
give something a miss
shrink from
veto
leave alone
halt
refrain
suspend
abdicate
disavow
not accept
opt out
knock off
can
preclude
scoff at
stay away from
bypass
cold-shoulder
restrain from
give over
pack up
fend off
give someone the brush-off
have nothing to do with
give a wide berth to
sit out
give the thumbs down to
give the cold shoulder
withhold
withgo
call a halt to
call it a day
miss
neglect
arrest
opt out of
cut
pass by
abnegate
belay
shirk
forego
throw away
snout
back off from
pull out of
put a stop to
axe
UK
rein in
check out from
deny oneself
miss out on
ax
US
put an end to
wean
kibosh
call it quits on
surcease from
stay clear of
cast aside
give the bum's rush
restrain oneself from
freeze out
leave out
prevent oneself from
give someone the go-by
give the brush
cut dead
put down
shy away from
look right through someone
tell someone where to get off
not give in to
shake off
stiff-arm
stop oneself from
discount
put off
delay
obstruct
shoot down
overlook
buck
not heed
retract
stall
filibuster
cede
surrender
yield
recant
repeal
reluct
unsay
not hear of
renege
check oneself
foreswear
not take advantage of
slight
hand over
put aside
turn over
sacrifice
contemn
jilt
decide against
disown
keep
concede
sneer at
sneeze at
treat with contempt
turn your nose up at
look down on
stonewall
hold in contempt
desert
sign away
refuse to take advantage of
detain
look down one's nose at
wash your hands of
turn your back on
weasel out of
unaccustom
inhibit
suppress
keep back
cut off
give the thumbs down
give the red light
detach
end
let pass
have done with
withdraw from
give the go by
take the cure
hold off on
stifle
let go by
break
conclude
fail to take advantage of
put on hold
put on ice
ostracize
US
hinder
stay away
interfere with
head off
sidestep
escape
dodge
stave off
make up for
circumvent
get around
get out of
avert
steer clear
nullify
obviate
ward off
prevent
neutralize
US
block
impede
counterbalance
break the habit of
withstand
skip out on
help
prohibit
shake
neutralise
UK
skirt
counteract
anticipate
bilk
ditch
kick the habit
quit cold
lay off of
let up
keep off
cease to indulge in
kick over
call it quits
ostracise
UK
keep one's distance from
body-swerve
stay shy of
fight shy of
keep away from
not touch
have no part in
give a wide berth
stand aloof from
keep clear of
send to Coventry
have no part of
recoil from
give the runaround
turn away from
palm off
more ❯
Verb
▲
To hesitate or be undecisive in accepting an idea or undertaking
baulk
UK
balk
US
hesitate
waver
vacillate
dither
scruple
dawdle
equivocate
doubt
be indecisive
dilly-dally
hesitate over
hum and haw
be unsure
be uncertain
think twice
be doubtful
hem and haw
be hesitant
sit on fence
temporize
US
temporise
UK
falter
stall
delay
fluctuate
teeter
haver
stagger
pause
swither
wobble
oscillate
halt
dally
wabble
linger
wait
hedge
alternate
shillyshally
tergiversate
demur
dillydally
hover
seesaw
pussyfoot
stumble
defer
deliberate
stop
boggle
flounder
ponder
debate
weigh
hang
mammer
shilly-shally
hang back
be reluctant
hold off
be unwilling
shy away
pull back
think about
blow hot and cold
be undecided
pussyfoot around
sit on the fence
procrastinate
balance
be irresolute
flip-flop
chop and change
run hot and cold
waste time
be unable to decide
be unable to make up your mind
fence-straddle
keep changing your mind
be ambivalent
faff about
be in two minds
trifle
change
potter
swing
tarry
loiter
waffle
whiffle
straddle
kill time
mark time
yo-yo
play a waiting game
drag your heels
move slowly
let the grass grow under one's feet
while away time
change mind
be cagey
more ❯
Verb
▲
To enclose or hem in (on all sides)
confine
enclose
encircle
surround
circumscribe
encompass
bound
ring
compass
gird
corral
kettle
fix
hurdle
straiten
constrain
hinder
shut in
hem in
fence in
box in
close in
hedge in
mew up
pen in
rail in
box up
pen up
wall in
pen
cage
envelop
encase
hedge
immure
girdle
circle
coop up
inclose
lock in
impound
coop
environ
imprison
house
fence
encage
closet
blockade
border
fringe
skirt
include
mew
wreathe
shut up
edge
lock up
limit
cut off
engird
embrace
enfold
restrict
trap
contain
hem
wall
mure
round
pound
intern
jail
US
seal off
block off
restrain
circumvent
cover
gaol
UK
beset
enwreath
rim
fence off
cordon off
form a barrier round
form a ring around
shut off
beleaguer
rail
hold
orbit
invest
circuit
delimit
box
loop
besiege
circumnavigate
siege
outline
cincture
isolate
barricade
begird
verge
flank
bottle up
mew in
wall off
go around
close in on
lay siege to
cage in
belt
put inside
close off
seal up
contract
incarcerate
crib
bind
enshroud
entrap
block
leaguer
seal
shut
constrict
lock
sequester
band
cloister
seclude
keep within bounds
insulate
enring
come at from all sides
form a ring round
move around
hold captive
keep under lock and key
gird in
shut away
ring in
seal in
close up
keep
case
capture
wrap
cocoon
demarcate
establish
sheathe
determine
specify
sheath
delineate
hold in
distinguish
set
prescribe
demark
swathe
enwrap
encapsulate
mark
terminate
define
wrap up
mark off
curb
lay down
set the limits of
set the boundaries of
stake out
set out
set bounds to
mark out
margin
enwreathe
throng
enclave
ring round
close around
frame
drape
involve
shroud
go round
embower
swaddle
cloak
girt
girth
line
enwind
veil
engirdle
bower
circumfuse
circulate
mantle
fold
enswathe
embosom
lap
revolve round
travel round
clothe
trim
revolve
engulf
bosom
twine
bandage
mask
immerse
envelope
muffle
roll
pall
comprise
obnubilate
revolve around
wind
circle round
incorporate
embody
comprehend
subsume
bundle up
roll up
consist of
take in
engross
span
be made up of
be composed of
tie
be bounded by
close
lace
furl
tour
coil
circumduct
ensphere
entwine
coil around
form a barrier around
wrap around
mount
writhe around
wheel
circumambulate
go
travel
conceal
frame in
set in a frame
pave
move round
turn round
rotate round
pivot round
pack
bundle
inwrap
package
carry
entail
number
press
grab
cinch
clinch
constitute
protect
infold
guard
fly around
travel around
sail around
fly round
spin round
whirl round
comprise of
have
amount to
account for
sail round
gift-wrap
bear hug
mob
crowd
muster
crowd round
set upon
swarm round
throng round
fall upon
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