Synonyms of held down

held down

verb

past tense of hold down

as in limited

to set bounds or an upper limit for

efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limited
• restricted
• tightened
• confined
• capped
• circumscribed
• suppressed
• hindered
• blocked
• hampered
• modified
• obstructed
• impeded
• narrowed
• contracted
• lessened
• squeezed
• repressed
• barred
• numbered
• qualified
• pinched
• constricted
• quelled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exceeded
• expanded
• broadened
• widened
• overreached
• overextended

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of held down

However, experts have told CNBC that CPI numbers are being held down by energy subsidies from the Takaichi administration. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

For controls, the left earcup has a power button, while the right earcup has a noise-control button that activates your voice assistant when held down. — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026

Atlanta again held down Golden Stateâs Gabby Williams, who finished with 15 points on 5-of-18 shooting. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Those levies outweigh California’s median-level property tax rate, held down by Proposition 13, the landmark law that limited them in 1978. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Profit is simply what remains after wages are held down, taxes are minimized, and costs are pushed onto workers, communities, and the environment. — Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Roth was born in Denver, graduated with a psychology degree from the University of Colorado Denver, and held down jobs managing, serving and bartending. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

With the trigger held down, the controller did a good job monitoring changes in acceleration and countering the wagon’s speed to maintain my walking pace. — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

While the victim was being held down, the 17-year-old boy allegedly pulled down his own pants and underwear and sat on the victim's chest. — Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026