Synonyms for retained
re·tained

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1. retained, maintainedadjective

   continued in your keeping or use or memory

   "in...the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered"

   Synonyms:
   well-kept, kept up(p), maintained

   Antonyms:
   destroyed

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1. List of paraphrases for "retained":

   maintained, kept, conserved, preserved, stored, withheld, held, selected, deductions, deducted, reservation, reserved, retain, maintains, upheld

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1. University President Mark Schlissel:

   Over the next three days, the university retained an outside law firm which immediately launched an investigation of the allegations, our Division of Public Safety and Security was engaged, and Dr. Philbert was directed not to report to work. I placed him on administrative leave Tuesday.

2. Wu Jian:

   Ticket sales in China are estimated to reach 3 billion yuan, the success can be attributable to the nearly 20 Marvel movies over the past 11 years. From that, the Marvel franchise has built up and retained a lot of Chinese fans.

3. Sally Goodsir:

   It is nearly four meters tall. It’s over seven meters long. It weighs four tons. Because of that it can only be used at a walking pace, which really adds to the majesty and stateliness of this great royal procession, there are very few monarchies which have retained coaches working of this age, and therefore it’s an incredibly special thing to see.

4. Hagai Misgav:

   It seems that Elihana maintained her right to property and financial independence even after her marriage and therefore her father’s name was retained; however, we do not have sufficient information about the law in Judah during this period.

5. Douglas Wigdor:

   We have been in talks over the last few weeks, which led to me being retained.