HELD (IN) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

held (in)

verb

Definition of held (in)

past tense of hold (in)

as in concealed

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Verb

That modest national gain concealed sharply different experiences at opposite ends of the age spectrum.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Their deaths had been concealed, and their remains buried on site.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of concealed

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Yet secreted under the layered bark of some pines is a pest whose upcoming flight places Colorado’s highest concentration of real estate and infrastructure values at risk.

— Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
In this event, the antibodies can grab onto molecules dangling off the outside of the egg as well as molecules secreted by the egg.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of secreted

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The film tells the story of a woman studying her body’s relationship to self and society, and the political weight placed on women’s bodies in Tanzania, and challenging duty masked as love.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Those modest moves masked some big swings happening underneath the market’s surface.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of masked

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Both of us gravitated toward the dot cake, vanilla cake and buttercream, entirely obscured by a psychedelic layer of rainbow sprinkles, an online phenomenon neither of us had tried.

— Tanya Bush, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026
The same repositioning also obscured the screws that hold the GPU brace’s mounting bracket.

— Thomas Soderstrom, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscured

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The two main characters were barely veiled versions of Rob and Nick, who was living in his parents’ guesthouse at the time of the killings.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
And the stories are veiled enough and vague enough that people can really connect with things that happen in their own lives.

— Marie Saavedra, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of veiled

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Users were likely restricted from properly spelling out such words because, by design, the platform prevents emoji from being used more than once in reaction to a post.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Remember, Googlebooks are restricted to running Android apps, which generally aren't as fully featured as their PC and Mac counterparts.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of restricted

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Because their earliest years are spent shrouded in clouds of dust, these nascent stars can be hard to spot.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
The stables, or caballeriza, meanwhile, are a more modern, minimalist affair than the main house, with a handful of private gardens shrouded behind fresh, fledgling hedgerows and gray subway-style bathroom tiles.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of shrouded

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held off

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