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Definition of Retain

• (v. t.) To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose, part with, or dismiss; to retrain from departure, escape, or the like.
• (v. t.) To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor.
• (v. t.) To restrain; to prevent.
• (v. i.) To belong; to pertain.
• (v. i.) To keep; to continue; to remain.

Synonyms of Retain

• Keep On
• Continue
• Keep Back
• Hold Back
• Hold
• Keep
• Go Along
• Celebrate
• Remain
• Stay On
• Go On
• Stay
• Carry On
• Cover
• Save
• Hold On
• Persist In
• Go Forward
• Prevent
• Keep Open
• Uphold
• Extend
• Proceed
• Maintain
• Hold Open
• Restrain
• Observe
• Bear On
• Preserve
• Sustain
• Stay Fresh
• Accommodate
• Wait
• Book
• Withhold
• Moderate
• View As
• Support
• Apply
• Harbour
• Defend
• Take Hold
• Bind
• Deem
• Hold Up
• Hold Off
• Take
• Have
• Concord
• Check
• Make
• Admit
• Go For
• Take For
• Throw
• Defy
• Control
• Turn Back
• Harbor
• Obligate
• Carry
• Give
• Adjudge
• Entertain
• Forbear
• Nurse
• Oblige
• Curb
• Conceal
• Confine
• Have Got
• Arrest
• Withstand
• Agree
• Hold In
• Halt
• Contain
• Concur
• Guard
• Prevail
• Reserve
• Obtain
• Declare
• Stop
• Bear
• Detain
• Protect
• Fulfil
• Obey
• Refrain
• Conduct

Antonyms of Retain

Homophones of Retain