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Word | Retain |
hold on to / hold back within / To belong / to keep in possession, detain, engage / keep; employ / continue to have (something); keep possession of. / to continue to have or use (something) / to keep (someone) in a position, job, etc. / to pay for the work of (a person or business), | |
Usage | ⇒ She is trying to retain her place in the hocky team ⇒ Fighting to retain his seat in Congress, Senator Foghorn retained a new manager to head his reelection campaign. ⇒ A landlord may retain part of your deposit if you break the lease. ⇒ built in 183, the house retains many of its original features |
Synonyms | keep, hold, preserve, reserve, maintain, hire, engage, recall, withhold, save, employ, detain, have, recollect, remember, conserve, hold back, continue, keep back, keep going, |
Antonyms | discard, release, abandon, lose, dismiss, donate, fire, relinquish, cede, deliver, discharge, dispatch, divide, give, give up, hand over, lack, reject, renounce, repudiate, |
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