Synonyms of held down

held down

verb

past tense of hold down

as in limited

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

• limited
• restricted
• tightened
• confined
• capped
• circumscribed
• suppressed
• hindered
• blocked
• hampered
• modified
• obstructed
• impeded
• narrowed
• contracted
• lessened
• squeezed
• repressed
• barred
• numbered
• qualified
• pinched
• constricted
• quelled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• exceeded
• expanded
• broadened
• widened
• overreached
• overextended