1. (verb)retain hold back within Synonyms: keep on, continue, keep back, hold back, hold, keep
2. (verb)retain, continue, keep, keep on allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature Synonyms: go along, keep on, celebrate, remain, stay on, go on, stay, carry on, keep, cover, hold back, save, hold, hold on, persist in, go forward, prevent, retain, keep open, uphold, extend, keep back, proceed, maintain, hold open, restrain, observe, bear on, preserve, sustain, continue, stay fresh
3. (verb)retain, hold, keep back, hold back secure and keep for possible future use or application Synonyms: accommodate, wait, book, retain, withhold, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, defend, take hold, bind, deem, hold up, continue, hold off, take, have, concord, check, make, admit, go for, take for, throw, defy, control, turn back, harbor, keep, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, forbear, nurse, oblige, curb, hold, conceal, confine, have got, arrest, restrain, withstand, agree, hold in, halt, contain, keep on, concur, maintain, guard, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, obtain, declare, stop, bear
4. (verb)retain keep in one's mind Synonyms: keep on, continue, keep back, hold back, hold, keep
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'retain'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. retain Keep, signifying generally to have and retain in possession, is the terse, strong Saxon term for many acts which are more exactly discriminated by other words. We keep, observe, or celebrate Synonyms: keep, carry, defend, hold, preserve, retain, carry on, detain, maintain, protect, support, celebrate, fulfil, obey, refrain, sustain, conduct, guard, observe, restrain, withhold
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