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Verb
Past tense for to cause to proceed or move at a slower pace
Past tense for to withhold or conceal
Past tense for to preserve (something) by not expending or using it
Past tense for to refuse to provide (as per usual)
Past tense for to prevent or delay (from doing something)
Past tense for to struggle against one's emotions
Past tense for to refrain from delivering (a judgment or decision) without due consideration or evidence
Past tense for to hold on to or continue to have something, both physically or mentally
Adjective
Kept (in reserve) specially for a particular person
… more ▼
▲
Verb
▲
Past tense for to cause to proceed or move at a slower pace
curbed
restricted
restrained
checked
limited
controlled
hindered
retarded
handicapped
impeded
detained
inhibited
hampered
decelerated
obstructed
set back
stayed
interfered with
hit the brakes
put the brakes on
cut back
put a brake on
cut down
let down flaps
delayed
stunted
tempered
encumbered
held back
reduced
curtailed
stalled
slackened
held up
hamstrung
hamstringed
regulated
lagged
abated
lessened
moderated
mired
diminished
decreased
trammelled
trammeled
cumbered
qualified
slowed
procrastinated
embogged
choked
postponed
loitered
quieted
reefed
clogged
prevented
bogged down
lost speed
lost steam
reined in
slowed down
intermitted
wound down
kept waiting
warded off
discontinued
retardated
got in the way of
gotten in the way of
anchored it
thrown a monkey wrench in the works of
threw a spanner in the works
threw a monkey wrench in the works of
thrown a spanner in the works
shortened
cut
truncated
abbreviated
contained
abridged
docked
contracted
elided
slashed
syncopated
retrenched
put a restriction on
put a limit on
cut short
trimmed
shrunk
clipt
clipped
downsized
cropped
lopped
lopt
chopped
economized
US
minified
lowered
halted
cramped
pared down
tightened up
marked down
boiled down
reined back
rolled back
slimmed down
economised
UK
shrunken
shrank
broke off
broken off
more ❯
“I had to
keep back
the horse from galloping too fast.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to withhold or conceal
concealed
suppressed
withheld
withholden
hid
hidden
omitted
retained
kept secret
hushed up
sat on
kept to yourself
covered up
masked
disguised
veiled
buried
kept mum about
harboured
UK
papered over
kept under your hat
held back
dissembled
kept a lid on
bottled up
reserved
kept the lid on
kept from
kept cover
kept unknown
blotted out
repressed
stifled
kept quiet about
kept quiet
not told
belied
kept under wraps
cloaked
harbored
US
kept dark
saved
not given away
hid from view
protected
hidden from view
swallowed
drawn a veil over
smothered
choked back
drew a veil over
sunk
sank
sunken
more ❯
“She decided to
keep back
the truth about her involvement in the accident.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to preserve (something) by not expending or using it
reserved
conserved
saved
withheld
withholden
set aside
put by
held on to
put aside
put away
put to one side
stored
stashed
set by
kept
preserved
retained
maintained
stowed
secured
held back
hoarded
stockpiled
squirreled away
bottled
regulated
stashed away
allocated
devoted
dedicated
consecrated
set apart
squirreled
US
laid aside
salted away
earmarked
stored up
layed up
laid up
sustained
cached
allotted
held
designated
assigned
appropriated
named
kept intact
allocated to
kept out
laid away
used economically
given up to
gave up to
tagged
socked away
marked
marked down
managed thriftily
labeled
US
saved for a rainy day
hung on to
labelled
UK
mothballed
pledged to
treasured
scrimped
laid by
tabbed
committed to
marked out
allotted to
budgeted
flagged
slotted
devoted to
stowed away
laid in
used sparingly
skimped
kept in reserve
controlled
contained
husbanded
left behind
economized on
holden
gave over to
given over to
gone easy on
went easy on
lay by
lay in
more ❯
“He decided to
keep back
some of his savings for emergencies.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to refuse to provide (as per usual)
stopped
withheld
withholden
suspended
curbed
detained
held back
retained
arrested
ceased
cut off
denied
inhibited
suppressed
checked
discontinued
held off on
laid off
lay off
refused
stifled
put on hold
put on ice
refused to pay
Verb
▲
Past tense for to prevent or delay (from doing something)
kept
hindered
restrained
delayed
blocked
constrained
detained
impeded
inhibited
retarded
hampered
obstructed
prevented
hamstrung
hamstringed
limited
stalled
stopped
withheld
withholden
arrested
deterred
held up
kept waiting
shackled
averted
caused to stay
caused to wait
made late
slowed down
slowed up
held back
set back
checked
curbed
controlled
suppressed
contained
repressed
bridled
kept in check
put a brake on
restricted
trammeled
trammelled
regulated
fettered
held
tamed
subdued
governed
reined in
fought back
interfered with
choked back
stifled
encumbered
slowed
smothered
moderated
handicapped
decelerated
muffled
interrupted
swallowed
measured
ruled
cumbered
disciplined
cut short
kept under control
braked
choked
put a limit on
held in
bogged down
put off
stemmed the flow of
hung up
pulled in
put the brakes on
cut back
put a spoke in someone's wheel
brought to screeching halt
discouraged
kept a tight rein on
put a damper on
kept a lid on
put back
shut off
let up
shut down
put a stop to
held down
holden
barred
thwarted
stemmed
clogged
frustrated
foiled
strangled
muzzled
stayed
stymied
gagged
pegged
curtailed
neutralized
US
reined
paused
balked
US
slackened
entrammeled
entrammelled
baffled
reduced
squelched
terminated
crimped
lessened
cramped
hobbled
brake
mastered
postponed
staunched
bottlenecked
counteracted
resisted
mired
indisposed
diverted
opposed
quieted
deferred
bogged
repulsed
kept lid on
kept within bounds
slackened pace
staved off
checkmated
bitten back
held off
neutralised
UK
cooled off
baulked
UK
held in check
backed off
choked off
poured cold water on
tied up
circumvented
cooled down
closed off
turned off
got bogged down
bit back
buttoned up
kept tight rein on
bottled up
kept the lid on
stove off
fended off
stood in the way of
played for time
debarred
boxed in
rebuffed
nipped in the bud
warded off
brought to a standstill
frozen
froze
retardated
shaken
shook
got the better of
gotten the better of
threw a spanner in the works
took down
taken down
thrown a monkey wrench in the works of
threw a monkey wrench in the works of
thrown a spanner in the works
thrown cold water on
threw cold water on
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to struggle against one's emotions
fought
foughten
repressed
checked
controlled
curbed
restrained
silenced
smothered
stifled
suppressed
swallowed
mastered
muffled
overcame
overcome
contained
inhibited
strangled
fought back
gagged
held back
held in
overpowered
choked back
reined in
bottled up
buttoned up
corked up
kept under control
kept in check
kept the lid on
submerged
concealed
withheld
quenched
pocketed
put a lid on
hid
bridled
corked
extinguished
quashed
sunken
sunk
sank
restricted
deadened
quelled
withholden
cooled
bitten back
simmered down
bit back
hidden
suffocated
choked
dampened
constrained
squelched
stopped
drowned
composed
subdued
frustrated
killed
collected
covered up
held down
snuffed
kept in
put half nelson on
kept a tight rein on
hushed up
shut in
put damper on
gulped back
bitten one's lip
bit one's lip
regulated
limited
held
governed
tamed
confined
boxed up
kept secret
kept feeling inside oneself
delimited
shushed
muzzled
conquered
blocked
bottled
internalized
US
kept lid on
pulled in
held off
kept a rein on
held in check
jammed up
kept under wraps
gulped
hog-tied
gained mastery over
kept a lid on
gained control over
blacked out
kept inside
internalised
UK
denied
holden
shut up
shut down
trammeled
trammelled
fettered
prevented
censored
stilled
quietened
hushed
squashed
quieted
iced
clamped down on
cracked down on
dried up
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to refrain from delivering (a judgment or decision) without due consideration or evidence
reserved
deferred
delayed
postponed
withheld
withholden
put off
put a brake on
set back
put back
shut off
shut down
retarded
impeded
hampered
obstructed
restrained
hindered
stalled
foiled
derailed
thwarted
trammelled
trammeled
arrested
stymied
restricted
detained
paused
halted
hobbled
interrupted
protracted
cramped
blocked
curbed
crippled
repressed
prevented
slowed
deterred
fettered
shackled
remitted
hamstrung
crimped
inhibited
hamstringed
stopped
prorogued
cumbered
shelved
hog-tied
frustrated
handcuffed
bogged down
closed off
clogged
held
slowed up
interfered with
staved off
checked
slowed down
held back
prolonged
intermitted
braked
stove off
choked
held over
stood in the way of
confined
brought to screeching halt
held off on
backed off
choked off
barred
made late
held up
encumbered
retardated
took down
taken down
thrown a monkey wrench in the works of
brake
threw a spanner in the works
got in the way of
threw a monkey wrench in the works of
thrown a spanner in the works
gotten in the way of
holden
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to hold on to or continue to have something, both physically or mentally
retained
maintained
kept
held
holden
preserved
reserved
conserved
possessed
saved
upheld
upholden
had
owned
own
perpetuated
withheld
withholden
commanded
contained
cherished
detained
enjoyed
grasped
gripped
husbanded
nurtured
hung on to
held on to
kept hold of
clung to
continued to have
kept up
cleft to
cloven to
clutched on to
held back
held fast
kept possession of
continued with
held fast to
refused
kept to oneself
sat on
hold out on
refused to give
held out on
clutched
clasped
hung onto
filled
occupied
assumed
held down
grabbed
seized
snatched
clenched
clinched
squeezed
snagged
retained possession of
retained ownership of
kept for oneself
held on
held onto
hung on
retained use of
took
taken
not given away
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Kept (in reserve) specially for a particular person
earmarked
kept
reserved
set aside
held in reserve
booked
taken
spoken for
engaged
held
prearranged
bespoken
hired
chartered
retained
restricted
qualified
claimed
appropriated
limited
preempted
arrogated
roped off
laid away
set apart
occupied
in use
busy
employed
unavailable
utilized
US
utilised
UK
tied up
being used
preoccupied
full
tied down
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