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 Marc Cucurella, who set up the winning goal in the Euro 2024 final, holds down the left. —

Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 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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In his view, this limits the ability to evaluate intermodal as a mature logistics solution capable of delivering predictable outcomes when properly executed.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Cavitation also limits the speed of modern metal ship propellers powered by large internal combustion engines.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026