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Retain

//ɹɪˈteɪn//

Synonyms for "retain" (118 found)

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Informal (20)

Noun, verb, slang(8 words)

take get have commission cite remind lock in reminisce

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

hold own

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

stick

Adj, adv, intj, noun, particle, verb, slang(1 words)

steady

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

firm brief

Name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

book freeze

Conj, name, noun, prep, verb, slang(1 words)

save

Verb, slang(3 words)

take on bottle up cork up

General use (98)

Verb(46 words)

hold keep continue maintain suppress engage contain set aside absorb possess set apart hold back persist enjoin remember put aside inhibit keep back keep up detain

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Name, noun, verb(8 words)

keep balance reserve lock treasure harbor hire husband

Noun, verb(22 words)

sign mind revive extend sustain recall preserve recruit repress employ counterbalance bespeak withhold revoke conserve enlist lay by sign on ballast transfix

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recollect retrospect

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

cork

Intj, noun, verb(1 words)

cling

Name, verb(1 words)

cherish

Adj, verb(1 words)

perpetuate

dwell on keep alive brood over hold on to keep in view hang on to put apart keep on hand sign up for keep by one keep in reserve keep in store hold in mind take into employment fan the embers keep in memory

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