Đồng nghĩa của holds back

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To impede the work or progress of
blocks hampers hinders impedes stifles encumbers fetters frustrates hamstrings inhibits obstructs restrains stymies thwarts cramps curbs handcuffs hobbles prevents retards trammels checks handicaps manacles shackles stops balks baulks bridles clogs embarrasses borks hog-ties holds up ties up interferes with prevents from making progress puts off short-circuits restricts foils arrests slows down delays halts constrains slows limits stalls bars forestalls interrupts cumbers hangs up cripples sets back averts staves off wards off represses baffles gets in the way shuts out stonewalls holds off stays throws a spanner in the works of derails curtails prohibits opposes deters crimps stands in the way of nips in the bud throws a monkey wrench in the works of disrupts puts a brake on puts an end to heads off slows up fends off puts a stop to gets in the way of confines suppresses counteracts intercepts interferes cramps one's style detains counters catches holds controls keeps back avoids withholds binds scuppers cuts off shuts down circumvents keeps brakes postpones reduces stills interdicts deflects precludes ties contains debars chokes entangles obviates spoils suspends defends against turns aside freezes puts the kibosh on pulls up bogs down shuts off forfends ends defeats discourages forbids defers retardates disadvantages repels evades inconveniences decreases burdens reins in puts paid to ruins discontinues regulates wards pauses leashes takes down shelves pre-empts weighs down brings up fetches up draws up sabotages resists chokes off closes off crabs diverts keeps at bay gives a hard time keeps off brings to an end decelerates slackens tethers tempers lessens mires stunts scotches escapes loiters puts back straitens circumnavigates nullifies ceases drops stumps sandbags overturns fazes moderates falters hesitates steers clear of skirts sidesteps quiets puts at a disadvantage entrammels contravenes stems does for puts the stopper on keeps lid on upsets saves incommodes brings to a standstill repulses lets up backs off remits drags one's feet keeps waiting places at a disadvantage comes to a standstill throws a spanner in the works defends turns off rules out makes late throws cold water on fights off puts a damper on chills brings to screeching halt pours cold water on anticipates brings to a stop fences dead-ends intermits discommodes saddles with dams chains knocks off screens throttles cuts back cools impairs secures dissuades from circumscribes shakes indisposes puts a crimp in complicates monkeys with obscures corks staves protracts fastens rattles discomfits disconcerts screws up fouls up sets limits on imposes limits on constricts causes to stay causes to wait prorogues prolongs holds off on holds over bottlenecks overloads snookers sidelines stands stands off peters out boxes in throws a spoke in the wheel of neutralizes louses up muzzles neutralises desists keeps from happening captures nets ensnares enmeshes affects disturbs puts straitjacket on puzzles throws monkey wrench in drags feet holds captive clips someone's wings ties down snags influences tampers separates waits confounds mystifies charges jams makes difficult confuses troubles oppresses bothers conflicts entraps gives disadvantage takes out nonplusses hems in puts out of commission flummoxes puts a leash on puts a lead on hitches up debilitates corners puts on back burner hangs fire gives the run around puts on hold throws a monkey wrench into pigeonholes puts in an unfavourable position inflicts a handicap on tells against wrongs treats unfairly does a disservice to treats unfavourably treats harshly gives a disadvantage to guards guards against keeps at arm's length shields against covers stands up for safeguards against protects against fends parries skirts round bulwarks ducks defends oneself against dodges abates lags diminishes puts the lid on brings to a halt clamps down on puts a lid on cracks down on subdues stamps out ties one's hands embogs qualifies reefs procrastinates sidetracks braces scrubs fixes steals a march on beats someone to the draw heads off at pass commandeers beats someone to the punch second-guesses gets in before provides against beats somebody to it gets ahead of prepares for beats someone to it picks off acts in advance of preempts loses steam cuts down puts the brakes on anchors it loses speed winds down hits the brakes lets down flaps damps helps lets gets out of disadvises talks out of acts like a wet blanket scares dampens quashes smothers dissuades bypasses beats downs pokes bogs loafs flags dawdles enjoins bits outlaws taboos replies ripostes conceals retaliates bottles up fights back puts up a fight defends yourself beats off quits finishes terminates concludes keeps in holds in holds down closes breaks wrecks outwits jukes ditches takes wind out of crashes unsettles puts on brakes puts an stop to stems the flow of elapses lapses passes determines expires goes dies belays staunches wobbles breaks off breaks up wiggle-waggles cuts short balances winks out closes down whiffles cuts out leaves off winds up teeters comes to a close desists from packs in blows the whistle on comes to an end draws to a close vacillates brings to standstill immobilizes pulls the plug on lays off hangs back draws to a stand wavers comes to rest dithers limps puts a cork in gives over scruples stumbles calls it a day comes to a stop immobilises comes to a halt holds at bay wabbles staggers packs up stems the flow shilly-shallies

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To (attempt to) repress or suppress showing or expressing something
represses restrains stifles suppresses contains controls smothers swallows withholds stops denies sinks strangles submerges holds in holds off chokes back holds down keeps back curbs checks keeps in check inhibits bridles constrains reins in restricts fights back bottles up keeps under control subdues keeps the lid on muffles conceals limits gags hinders hides regulates holds bites back governs keeps a lid on pockets moderates arrests keeps a tight rein on silences stays keeps stems halts corks up buttons up blocks tames impedes prevents curtails cools masters retards pulls in confines hampers quenches quells chokes quashes corks reins squelches keeps secret measures suspends slows kills puts on ice staunches dams retains detains delays gulps back cuts off stalls interferes with tones down reduces deadens muzzles overpowers covers up diminishes decreases rules reins back simmers down slows down stanches postpones obstructs bars defers composes lessens reserves prorogues shelves squashes adjourns extinguishes nips in the bud mothballs overcomes collects damps down shuts in encloses boxes up continues veils harbors remits dampens resists interrupts frustrates respites puts off puts back holds over holds up puts on the back burner circumscribes holds in check puts the brakes on tables keeps within bounds delimits keeps in hushes up keeps under wraps harbours puts a lid on hems in keeps down sits on thwarts clogs corners crushes barricades reschedules clogs up jams blockades discontinues stops up stuffs closes jams up blocks up bungs up holds off on refuses suffocates occludes calms puts on the shelf puts on hold congests plugs up bottles keeps hold of stills caps shushes quelches stamps out puts an stop to puts an end to disguises masks cloaks pauses screens terminates dissembles leashes straitens sets limits on imposes limits on keeps in line deters pigeonholes tempers brakes buries puts a brake on guards puts away lays on the table pins down boxes in encircles cools down shields keeps under your hat keeps lid on puts in cold storage fixes puts over brings to a standstill holds in abeyance stems the flow of bites one's lip draws a veil over keeps dark surrounds trammels keeps quiet about bounds secretes takes a rain check on mellows gulps fights conquers keeps control of shuts down drowns gums up clots keeps on a string settles re-collects keeps a rein on opposes withstands internalises keeps inside internalizes blacks out adjusts monitors puts half nelson on hog-ties gains control over gains mastery over soft-pedals cushions traps keeps feeling inside oneself coops up brings to naught entraps collars cramps inspects tranquilizes soothes rallies lulls quiets recovers mitigates entrammels keeps tight rein on ties up freezes cools off brings to screeching halt pegs disciplines fetters puts a limit on cuts back interns relieves modulates eases foils does later slows up puts off the evil day sets back carries over puts in abeyance stands over puts off the evil hour licks softens neutralizes damps puts down clamps down on quietens down snuffs out slaps down cracks down on gets under control cuts short catches bottlenecks counteracts waives rebuffs repulses discourages circumvents neutralises checkmates puts a spoke in someone's wheel fetches up draws up pulls up plays for time slackens pace stands in the way of camouflages ceases keeps mum about belies tucks away keeps unknown hides from view adumbrates shelters salts away protects papers over blots out puts out of the way ditches keeps cover lays off parks destroys recesses snuffs puts on back burner refuses to pay mutes shrouds heaps oppresses showers refrains forbears puts out breaks off dissolves ends garrottes garrotes handicaps deducts fails to disclose holds out dummies up keeps to oneself holds on to stops yourself clams up holds out on abstains stops oneself keeps under one's hat keeps yourself refuses to give spikes harnesses bits breaks up takes a rain check takes a recess comes to an end takes a break lets up prorogates takes five calls it a day brings to an end knocks off calls a halt to finishes suspends proceedings takes a breather calls a halt hangs debars puts a ceiling on keeps within limits hangs up delimitates shrinks prelimits qualifies shortens modifies narrows tethers rations contracts defines demarcates binds sends up comes down on chains demarks cuts down on specifies constricts incloses clips someone's wings rails in hedges in pens up girds kettles hurdles rings compasses corrals closes in mews up fences in encompasses pens in jails directs guides imprisons gaols hogties impounds has on a tight leash brings under control locks up pulls back ties down cracks down censors sweeps something under the rug sweeps under the rug keeps in the dark sweeps under the carpet glosses over sweeps something under the carpet keeps quiet puts aside takes offline plugs seals caulks blocks out closes up closes out stymies fills up fills chokes up shuts off packs closes off intercepts shuts out bungs stonewalls blocks off chokes off stoppers

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To refrain from saying or doing something
refrains desists abstains forgoes forbears keeps resists restrains withholds abjures eschews forswears checks forsakes inhibits quits discontinues stops oneself gives up steers clear avoids stops ceases kicks shuns breaks off leaves off curbs jacks in renounces drops abandons does without dispenses with belays halts gives over declines relinquishes has done with refrains from passes lays off resists the temptation to fights shy of steers clear of swears off evades packs in gives a wide berth to passes up sits out keeps from takes the cure refuses foregoes declines to escapes withholds from omits sacrifices abstains from restrains oneself bridles goes easy goes without suspends cuts out fasts fence-sits starves constrains ends sits on one's hands stays neutral gives the go by concludes pauses surceases resigns yields knocks off packs up calls a halt to calls a stop to rejects finishes leaves alone interrupts arrests has nothing to do with avoids doing goes on the wagon takes the pledge desists from waives surrenders skips forbears from cedes abdicates breaks spurns leaves out holds off ignores disregards bypasses restrains from turns over hands over breaks up stays away from shies from neglects skips out on gets out of gives something a miss keeps off signs away forfeits calls it a day overlooks puts aside shakes passes on sets aside dodges averts shirks precludes cuts off removes sidesteps shrinks from passes over denies yourself shakes off skirts gets off reins in breaks the habit of axes puts a stop to puts an end to quits cold lets up passes by calls it quits lays off of parts with says goodbye to turns down escapes from kicks over kicks the habit repudiates disavows goes cold turkey turns aside from cuts prevents oneself from restrains oneself from ceases to indulge in prevents yourself from stops oneself from ditches gives a miss skims over antedates immolates precedes preexists predates antecedes prevents misses out on circumvents withstands stays away gets around closes terminates determines makes up for counterbalances negates helps blocks obviates wards off prohibits neutralises neutralizes anticipates counteracts hinders heads off impedes fends off nullifies interferes with staves off withdraws cuta it out gets on the wagon winks out wraps up hangs it up winds up elapses packs it in sews up dead-ends postpones concedes defers remits brushes aside loses prorogues reserves puts off leaves disowns shelves grants reneges tables delays disclaims stays allows holds up betrays withgoes gets rid of knocks something on the head does away with abolishes renders needless disposes of cancels marginalizes prostitutes eliminates extracts lets go deletes excises severs renders coughs up sacrifices something shuts off usurps ousts lays down spares leaves behind excludes carves kisses goodbye isolates exsects extirpates casts aside pays with snubs turns in kisses goodbye to devotes dedicates marginalises cuts dead takes away takes out pulls out of backs off from checks out from offers up spends allocates nips something in the bud surceases from calls it quits on kiboshes

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To avoid proceeding through reluctance
hangs back hesitates dithers vacillates wavers demurs teeters wabbles falters halts scruples staggers wobbles hovers lags lingers pauses procrastinates straggles shilly-shallies hangs fire holds off shrinks back shies away stays back drags your feet drags your heels stays in the background stalls dawdles dallies delays temporizes waits dillydallies temporises plays for time hums and haws dilly-dallies takes your time fluctuates havers swithers oscillates equivocates hedges alternates tergiversates seesaws pussyfoots stumbles defers deliberates doubts ponders baulks stops hems and haws pulls back boggles mammers debates hangs weighs balks thinks twice flounders sits on fence thinks about loiters tarries idles whiles away time stonewalls drags ambles plods diddles wastes time mopes lollygags totters kills time falls behind plays a waiting game buys time crawls hangs on hangs around potters about potters round takes one's time marks time goofs off potters around pokes hangs about uses delaying tactics filibusters waits around puts off doing something stays put drags one's feet lags behind lallygags horses around creeps putters puts off trails fools around gets no place fast stays slouches warms a chair saunters sits around fritters away goof around tools tails trifles retards trudges lolls fritters time away sits on one's butt shleps along toddles loafs bums around scrounges around diddle-daddles hangs out potters inches along inches slows wanes slackens jellies drags behind flags lounges decreases ebbs trails behind moves slowly drops behind slows up loses strength brings up the rear limps hobbles shuffles falls off falls back drops diminishes fails boondoggles fools about meanders fools with whiles away trifles with plays games with drifts bides remains holds the phone rests stops over loses time hangs round lodges defers action takes a raincheck goldbricks prolongs postpones action suspends action kicks the can down the road adjourns postpones lets slide cools protracts

Trái nghĩa của holds back

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