hold back
index
arrest (stop), avoid (evade), balk, clog, confine, constrain (restrain), constrict (inhibit), contain (restrain), control (restrain), curb, debar, decline (reject), defer (put off), delay, detain (restrain), deter, disadvantage, forbear, forestall, hamper, hesitate, hinder, hoard, impede, inhibit, keep (restrain), limit, mistrust, parry, pause, prevent, procrastinate, refrain, refuse, repress, reserve, restrain, restrict, stem (check), stop, toll (stop), trammel, withhold
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006