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Synonyms for re tain
verb hold on to physically or mentally

preserve
enjoy
absorb
own
recognize
keep
maintain
have
contain

hold
possess
remember
retrospect
memorize
recall
mind
recollect
withhold

reminisce
detain
restrain
clutch
grasp
save
husband
reserve
bear in mind

put away
cling to
hand onto
hold fast
keep in mind
keep possession

Antonyms for re tain

lack
need
disperse
misunderstand
dispossess
release
ignore
desert

exclude
disregard
liberate
want
lose
miss
let go
abandon

neglect
forget
free
waste
spend
fire
pass up
not have

Synonyms
verb hire

employ
pay

maintain
commission

engage
contract

reserve

Antonyms

ignore
release
let go
break off

give
free
lose
spend

fire
pass up

Synonyms
verb protect

preserve
contend
hold
secure
uphold
prevent
fight
resist
guard
maintain
oppose
retain
safeguard

shield
withstand
house
mine
fortify
battle
conserve
foster
sustain
entrench
war
nourish
avert

shelter
screen
espouse
watch
hedge
insure
save
bulwark
cover
cherish
garrison
fend off
stave off

take in
panoply
fight for
beat off
care for
guard against
hold at bay
keep safe
look after
provide sanctuary
repel danger
ward off
watch over

Antonyms

desert
surrender
release
endanger
harm
injure
aid
assist
ignore
squander
uncover

forsake
relinquish
resign
deny
renounce
hurt
abandon
give up
let go
lose
help

support
forget
neglect
discourage
make peace
waste
reveal
attack
leave
quit

Synonyms
verb give money in exchange for work performed

retain
hire
engage
enlist
secure

procure
contract
obtain
commission
place

put on
take on
ink
bring on board
come on board

contract for
sign on
sign up
truck with

Antonyms

release
shun
forfeit
ignore

misuse
let go
fire
discharge

lose
lay off
unemploy

Synonyms
verb hire for job, use

employ
enlist
appoint
charter
secure
enroll

contract
commission
book
place
rent
bespeak

retain
reserve
lease
put on
take on
prearrange

ink
bring on board
come on board
sign on
sign up
truck with

Antonyms

shun
reject
banish
eject
oust
release
refuse
break up
surrender

defuse
disconnect
dismiss
fire
cancel
lose
let go
give
free

spend
discharge
expel
decline
break off
give up
yield

Synonyms
verb have the benefit or use of

use
own
boast
experience

maintain
have
retain
hold

process
occupy
command
possess

be blessed
be favored
reap the benefits

Antonyms

lack
need
desert
release

detest
dislike
hate
lose

let go
want

Synonyms
verb hold in imagination

retain
believe
maintain
cherish

foster
consider
regard
entertain

imagine
nurture
hold
nurse

cling to
brood over

Antonyms

ignore
reject
disregard
disbelieve

eject
uncover
neglect
forget

abandon
let out

Synonyms
verb be in possession

enjoy
include
get
receive
acquire
bear
pick up
accept
keep

admit
own
take
carry
retain
possess
hold
obtain
gain

hog
land
secure
annex
procure
occupy
compass
corner
chalk up

take in
get hands on
get hold of
have in hand
latch on to
lock up
sit on
teem with

Antonyms

lack
need
exclude
reject
surrender
misunderstand
forfeit
refuse
avoid
dodge
release
deny

dispute
disallow
dispossess
forsake
neglect
fail
lose
miss
pass
yield
give
offer

throw away
drop
spend
free
let go
abandon
stop
want
kill
not have

Synonyms
verb commission for responsibility, use

appoint
engage
obtain
enlist
employ
bring in
draft
rent
promise
pick
retain
select

lease
authorize
charter
pledge
empower
procure
utilize
occupy
exploit
book
place
delegate

carry
let
secure
put on
take on
ink
sublet
sublease
add to payroll
bring on board
contract for
fill a position

find help
give a break
give job to
give work
make use of
put to work
sign on
sign up
truck with

Antonyms

refuse
reject
release
shun

dismiss
fire
let go
lose

cancel
keep
discharge
lay off

Synonyms
verb have in one’s hands, possession; grasp

enjoy
own
seize
keep
arrest
maintain
take
have
imprison
carry
detain
occupy
secure
clinch

press
nourish
embrace
cherish
vise
check
fondle
wield
adhere
cradle
restrain
cling
confine
grip

hug
handle
contain
stick
clench
catch
squeeze
wring
clasp
possess
cleave
bind
retain
withhold

trammel
clutch
enclose
bottle up
hang on
palm
cork up
freeze to
keep close
keep out
lock up
not let go
put a lock on
stay put

Antonyms

lack
need
reject
release
liberate
ignore
loosen
exclude
aid
assist
permit
disbelieve

forsake
cease
desert
want
lose
give
let go
offer
free
neglect
fail
loose

unfasten
untie
abandon
allow
help
miss
drop
halt
quit
stop
cancel

Synonyms
verb hold close, cling to

welcome
love
enfold
seize
press
lock
clinch
envelop

nestle
cuddle
embrace
cradle
cherish
grasp
retain
nurse

squeeze
receive
clasp
bear hug
be near to
enbosom
fold in arms
follow closely

hold onto
keep close
lie close
stay near
take in one’s arms

Antonyms

reject
release
donate

turn away
let go
give

offer
free
push away

Synonyms
verb hold, maintain

preserve
control
enjoy
manage
carry
place
have
conduct
put

retain
save
store
amass
grip
own
possess
season
deposit

cache
direct
detain
grasp
pile
stock
heap
accumulate
stack

withhold
garner
conserve
reserve
hold back
put up
care for
deal in
trade in

Antonyms

lack
need
squander
disperse
scatter
release
dispossess
use
hand over
ignore

dishonor
hurt
let go
want
fail
lose
displace
remove
waste
dissipate

divide
spend
neglect
separate
consume
give
give up
abandon
let happen
not have

Synonyms
verb care for, keep up

preserve
control
protect
finance
uphold
provide
support
manage

keep
renew
continue
sustain
retain
cultivate
persevere
advance

perpetuate
supply
prolong
guard
nurture
save
repair
conserve

carry on
go on with
keep going
look after
take care of

Antonyms

destroy
release
ignore
discontinue
squander
condemn
desert

discard
hurt
abandon
give up
let go
take
neglect

finish
halt
stop
waste
forget

Synonyms
verb remember

recall
retain
recollect
remind

master
know
learn
cram

store
nail down
know by heart
learn by heart

commit to memory
fix in the mind
keep forever

Antonyms

release

forget

be ignorant

Synonyms
verb remember

recall
recollect

reminisce
remind

retain
bethink

cite
bring to mind

Antonyms

disobey
disregard

ignore
forget

neglect

Synonyms
verb possess; be responsible for

control
enjoy
dominate
boast
keep

occupy
have
retain
hold
inherit

reserve
be in possession of
be possessed of
fall heir to
have in hand

have rights
have title

Antonyms

forsake
lack
need
surrender
release
dispossess

sell
deny
disavow
reject
abandon
give up

let go
want
yield
lose
not have

Synonyms
verb have or obtain

enjoy
own
seize
acquire
occupy
maintain
carry

retain
control
hog
dominate
bear
corner
grab

hold
be blessed with
be born with
be endowed with
corner the market
get hands on
get hold of

have to name
latch on to
lock up
sit on
take over
take possession

Antonyms

lack
need
release
surrender
forsake

dispossess
lose
let go
free
fail

yield
abandon
miss
not have

Synonyms
verb care for, maintain; continue

perpetuate
protect
save
secure
uphold
defend
freeze

keep
sustain
retain
safeguard
conserve
store
refrigerate

shield
shelter
season
mummify
evaporate
process
guard

cure
can
bottle
pickle
keep up
put up
mothball

Antonyms

harm
injure
endanger
squander
release
use
destroy

ruin
halt
stop
attack
hurt
waste
give up

lose
let go
abandon
neglect
spend
forget

Synonyms
verb remember

summon
remind
evoke
cite
awaken
waken
retrospect
renew
extract

flash
mind
revive
recollect
educe
reminisce
elicit
arouse
reintroduce

retain
bethink
rouse
stir
reestablish
reinstate
call to mind
think back
think of

call up
bring to mind
come to one
flash on
look back
nail it down
ring a bell
strike a note

Antonyms

repress
calm
kill

forget
let go
fire

restore

Synonyms
verb remember

awaken
waken
retrospect
recall
flash
mind

revive
summon
reminisce
remind
arouse
place

recognize
retain
bethink
rouse
stir
cite

call to mind
bring to mind
come to one
flash on
look back on

Antonyms

calm

forget

lose

Synonyms
verb keep in mind; summon into mind

commemorate
get
recall
recognize
remind
learn
revoke
retrospect
memorize
extract
treasure

mind
revive
recollect
educe
reminisce
elicit
memorialize
retain
bethink
enshrine
cite

bear in mind
call to mind
conjure up
go back
nail down
think back
look back
relive
know by heart
brood over
call up

dig into the past
dwell upon
fix in the mind
flash on
have memories
hold dear
keep forever
refresh memory
ring a bell
strike a note
summon up

Antonyms

misunderstand
repress

disregard
forget

miss

Synonyms
verb awaken memories of something

note
stress
prod
prompt
remember
mention
suggest
warn
admonish

caution
emphasize
recall
advise
point out
retrospect
intimate
hint
revive

recollect
reminisce
imply
retain
bethink
cite
call to mind
bring back to
bring to mind

call attention
call up
give a cue
make one remember
make one think
put in mind
refresh memory
stir up
jog one’s memory

Antonyms

ignore

forget

Synonyms
verb go over in one’s memory

remind
remember
recall
review
mind

revive
recollect
retain
bethink
cite

retrospect
think back
look back
call up
hark back

live in the past
muse over

Antonyms

disregard
ignore

repress
forget

neglect

Synonyms
verb save from danger

preserve
protect
retrieve
liberate
extricate
keep
free
release
recover

salvage
recapture
ransom
regain
disentangle
disembarrass
spring
unloose
deliver

emancipate
redeem
unleash
retain
manumit
safeguard
conserve
get out
bail one out

get off the hook
get out of hock
give a break
hold over
pull out of the fire
save life of
set free

Antonyms

harm
injure
limit
restrain

forfeit
imprison
imperil
hurt

give
hold
lose
spend

Synonyms
verb keep, hold back

preserve
hoard
defer
withhold
maintain
retain
save
stockpile

plant
squirrel
stash
delay
have
duck
postpone
hold

conserve
store
possess
lay up
put away
put off
squirrel away
set aside

keep back
keep out
put by
store up
stow away

Antonyms

squander
release
expedite
use

hurt
spend
throw away
waste

let go
distribute
give
offer

Synonyms
verb hold for future use

retain
secure
schedule

engage
contract
book

bespeak
prearrange
preengage

Antonyms

use
let go
lose
break off

cancel
distribute
give
offer

spend
waste

Synonyms
verb exchange an object for money

handle
auction
move
trade
close
advertise
hawk
peddle
market
barter
vend

persuade
pitch
dump
dispose
snow
boost
stock
exchange
spiel
traffic
puff

hustle
merchandise
plug
drum
unload
wholesale
bargain
contract
push
retain
retail

soft sell
soft soap
sweet talk
be in business
clinch the deal
close the deal
deal in
put across
put up for sale

Antonyms

dissuade
hinder
prevent
repress

suppress
conceal
hide
buy

discourage
hold
keep

Synonyms
verb assume, accept

acquire
add
adopt
annex
append
attempt
become
begin
commence

develop
embrace
employ
endeavor
engage
enlist
enroll
espouse
handle

hire
launch
put on
retain
tackle
take up
try
turn
undertake

venture
address oneself to
agree to do
come to have
have a go at
set about
take in hand
take upon oneself

Antonyms

refuse

reject

Synonyms
verb keep back

refuse
deduct
hide
conceal
suppress
deny
keep
resist
retain

detain
inhibit
abstain
disallow
refrain
repress
constrain
kill
spike

restrain
curb
hold
bridle
check
reserve
hold back
hold out
clam up

dummy up
hold down
hold out on
keep secret
keep to oneself
keep under wraps
sit on
stop oneself
keep under one’s hat

Antonyms

grant
disclose
divulge
uncover
release
aid
assist
use

permit
liberate
allow
expose
lay bare
let out
open
reveal

show
tell
let go
go along
free
help
indulge