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retaining synonyms

Trying to find another word for retaining in English? No problem. Our thesaurus contains synonyms of retaining in 30 different contexts. We have listed all the similar and related words for retaining alphabetically.

  • considerate
  • cooperative
  • friendly
  • generous
  • handy
  • helpful
  • hospitable
  • kind
  • neighborly
  • obliging
  • bold
  • conspicuous
  • extraordinary
  • eye-catching
  • impressive
  • notable
  • observable
  • outstanding
  • pointed
  • prominent
  • admire
  • adore
  • appreciate
  • apprize
  • care for
  • clasp
  • cleave to
  • cling to
  • coddle
  • comfort
  • admire
  • celebrate
  • immortalize
  • keep
  • memorialize
  • monument
  • monumentalize
  • observe
  • pay tribute to
  • perpetuate
  • bounding
  • detaining
  • enclosing
  • imprisoning
  • restraining
  • bear hug
  • clasp
  • clinch
  • cling
  • clutch
  • cradle
  • cuddle
  • encircle
  • enfold
  • entwine
  • apply
  • bestow
  • bring to bear
  • engage
  • exercise
  • exert
  • exploit
  • fill
  • handle
  • keep busy
  • agreeable
  • alluring
  • appealing
  • attractive
  • bewitching
  • captivating
  • enchanting
  • enticing
  • entrancing
  • fascinating
  • accept
  • acquire
  • admit
  • annex
  • bear
  • carry
  • chalk up
  • compass
  • corner
  • enjoy
  • add to payroll
  • appoint
  • authorize
  • book
  • bring in
  • bring on board
  • carry
  • charter
  • contract for
  • delegate
  • acreage
  • acres
  • assets
  • belongings
  • buildings
  • capital
  • chattels
  • claim
  • dominion
  • effects
  • bit
  • bridle
  • check
  • control
  • curb
  • defer
  • delay
  • deny
  • forbear
  • hold down
  • care
  • charge
  • guardianship
  • observance
  • preservation
  • protection
  • safekeeping
  • be in possession of
  • be possessed of
  • boast
  • control
  • dominate
  • enjoy
  • fall heir to
  • have
  • have in hand
  • have rights
  • acquire
  • be blessed with
  • be born with
  • be endowed with
  • bear
  • carry
  • control
  • corner
  • corner the market
  • dominate
  • bottle
  • can
  • conserve
  • cure
  • defend
  • evaporate
  • freeze
  • guard
  • keep
  • keep up
  • bringing back
  • celebrating
  • commemorating
  • looking back
  • memorializing
  • recollecting
  • recollection
  • reliving
  • reminiscence
  • reminiscing
  • coercive
  • constraining
  • forbidding
  • governing
  • prohibiting
  • restrictive
  • compensating
  • preserving
  • reparatory
  • rescuing
  • retaining
  • acquisition
  • attaining
  • procuring
  • winning
  • appropriate
  • catch
  • catch hold of
  • clasp
  • clench
  • clinch
  • clutch
  • compass
  • embrace
  • enclose
  • abolish
  • annihilate
  • beat down
  • bottle
  • bring to naught
  • burke
  • censor
  • check
  • clamp
  • conceal
  • aid
  • approve
  • assist
  • back
  • bankroll
  • bear
  • befriend
  • bolster
  • brace
  • buoy
  • catching
  • communicative
  • contagious
  • expansive
  • infectious
  • pandemic
  • transferable
  • transmittable
  • confining
  • curbing
  • deterring
  • hindering
  • prohibiting
  • restrictive
  • alive
  • busy
  • dynamic
  • effective
  • employed
  • engaged
  • functioning
  • going
  • hot
  • in a job
  • confining
  • curbing
  • deterring
  • hindering
  • prohibiting
  • restrictive
  • confining
  • curbing
  • deterring
  • hindering
  • prohibiting
  • restrictive
  • confining
  • curbing
  • deterring
  • hindering
  • prohibiting
  • restrictive
  • confining
  • curbing
  • deterring
  • hindering
  • prohibiting
  • restrictive

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