HOLD DOWN Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of hold down

as in to limit

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

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Verb

On the other side, Terence Steele should be able to hold down his starting job at right tackle because of his strong run blocking ability. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026 And even China—Russia's most likely large-volume buyer—has every interest in keeping its options open, both to hold down prices and to retain political leverage over Moscow. — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Noun

These hold-down test-firings are typically one of the final milestones in a Starship launch campaign before SpaceX moves the rocket to the launch pad. — ArsTechnica, 19 June 2025 Then, 12 hold-down bolts fired and freed the Delta IV Heavy for its climb into space with a top-secret payload for the US government's spy satellite agency. — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 9 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hold down

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold down

Verb

Despite being limited on running backs in the spring, the early returns for Sammis have to be considered positive.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
Okot applied that advice by limiting unnecessary dribbles and attacking the basket more efficiently.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of limit

Noun

Push on it and the load distributes across the whole shell instead of finding the weakest fastener.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 July 2026
The humble fastener has enthralled Chamberlain for years—so much so that a tattoo of a singular button is etched into her upper arm.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of fastener

Verb

Think of it as similar to Gemini Notebook, where the AI restricts its training to a huge database of medical studies and provides clickable links to the research used to determine the answer.

— Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
The new model also challenges an industry belief that leading-edge AI requires heavy spending on data centers and the advanced chips that the US has restricted access to.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of restrict

Noun

The fund's largest holdings at the end of the first quarter included Nebius Group, Sandisk, Micron and CoreWeave, according to filings.

— David Faber, CNBC, 30 July 2026
The Setad’s real estate holdings alone are worth over $50 billion with another $43 billion in corporate holdings, going by data from as early as 2008.

— Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of holding

Verb

Pulling the hair back at the roots creates a tightening effect, smoothing out facial features, revealing the face, and giving a fresher appearance.

— Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 31 July 2026
The chaos also had ripple effects abroad, with Italy and France pledging to tighten their controls on people arriving from Spain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of tighten

Noun

Jakob Marsee snapped a scoreless tie with a two-run double in the fifth inning and Kyle Stowers homered for the second straight night Friday, powering the Miami Marlins to a 5-2 win over the New York Mets.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
When differentiation collapses, something has to break the tie, and that something is price.

— Amir Tarighat, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of tie

Noun

In that dual-collar setup, the Ultra handles off-grid GPS and Callback, while the other Fi tracker adds activity, afternoon naps, and behavior tracking.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 July 2026
Olivia Wilde plays the swaggering multidisciplinary artist Erika Tracy, whose portfolio includes a pointillist vulva composed of chewed gum, an audio loop of her own orgasm, and an enormous, Claes Oldenburg-esque sculpture of a spiked fetish collar.

— Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 26 July 2026

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