Synonyms of hold down

hold down 1 of 2

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limit
• restrict
• tighten
• confine
• cap
• hinder
• block
• suppress
• impede
• circumscribe
• modify
• hamper
• narrow
• obstruct
• number
• lessen
• bar
• squeeze
• contract
• repress
• qualify
• pinch
• quell
• constrict

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exceed
• expand
• broaden
• widen
• overreach
• overextend

hold-down

2 of 2

noun

as in fastener

Related Words

• fastener
• holding
• tie
• collar
• straitjacket
• hold
• entanglement
• trap
• hobble
• restraint
• net
• trammel
• restriction
• confinement
• constraint
• curb
• hindrance
• shackle
• imprisonment
• incarceration
• captivity
• chain
• enslavement
• bind
• band
• bond
• irons
• ligature
• bracelet
• enchainment
• handcuff(s)
• cuff(s)
• fetter
• manacle(s)
• immurement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hold down

Verb

But having fewer competitors can also mean there’s less pressure to improve quality or hold down prices. — Seth Ashley, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

When a big customer pays its full share, the cost of running the grid is spread across more users, and that can help hold down everyone’s rates. — Mark McNees, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 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