HOLDS DOWN Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

holds down

verb

present tense third-person singular of hold down

as in limits

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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Recent Examples of holds down Evanston’s Andris Lizenbergs holds down the 20th spot with 2,310. —

Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 Adams, then, holds down the top spot on the depth chart in that box-to-box role, but Pochettino has also coaxed fantastic performances out of players such as Sebastian Berhalter, McKennie, Tessmann — and even Timmy Tillman — in that role. —

Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026

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For one, garlic and beet roots grow at different depths in the soil, which limits competition for soil nutrients.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
In Iowa, an appellate court ruled earlier this month that the state can enforce a law that limits teachers from talking about LGBTQ+ topics with students in kindergarten through the sixth grade and bans some books.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026