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hold down

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hold down

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 of hold down

cap, circumscribe, confine, limit, restrict

Words Related to hold down

bar, block, hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct

constrict, contract, lessen, narrow, pinch, squeeze, tighten

quell, repress, suppress

modify, qualify

Near Antonyms of hold down

broaden, expand, widen

overextend, overreach

Antonyms of hold down

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