Synonyms of holds down

holds down

verb

present tense third-person singular of hold down

as in limits

to set bounds or an upper limit for

efforts to hold down taxes keep running up against the legislature's ingrained unwillingness to cut spending

Synonyms & Similar Words

• limits
• restricts
• tightens
• confines
• caps
• blocks
• hinders
• circumscribes
• suppresses
• hampers
• narrows
• numbers
• impedes
• modifies
• obstructs
• squeezes
• bars
• contracts
• lessens
• qualifies
• represses
• constricts
• pinches
• quells

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exceeds
• expands
• broadens
• widens
• overreaches
• overextends