Synonyms of clamping down

clamping down

verb

present participle of clamp down

as in turning back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turning back
• reining (in)
• holding back
• braking
• checking
• stamping
• closing (down)
• arresting
• suppressing
• stunting
• squashing
• suspending
• squelching
• staying
• pausing
• blocking
• calling
• stemming
• stanching
• delaying
• staunching
• impeding
• hindering
• obstructing
• kiboshing
• cutting off
• shutting off
• laying off
• holding
• destroying
• abolishing
• packing (up or in)
• breaking off
• detaining
• killing
• cutting out
• blockading
• aborting
• damming
• leaving off
• dissolving
• ruining
• annulling
• scuttling
• demolishing
• snuffing
• giving over
• knocking off
• breaking up
• deactivating
• finishing
• completing
• desisting (from)
• ending
• concluding
• stopping
• halting
• ceasing
• discontinuing
• canning
• quitting
• dropping
• breaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carrying on
• running on
• continuing
• keeping up
• proceeding
• following through (with)
• progressing
• advancing
• driving
• stirring
• actuating
• propelling
• impelling

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• carrying on
• running on
• continuing
• keeping up
• proceeding
• following through (with)
• progressing
• advancing
• driving
• stirring
• actuating
• propelling
• impelling

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