Another word for retaining

retaining Synonyms

retaining

modif.

maintaining, sustaining, securing, saving, preserving, holding, keeping, owning, possessing, having, withholding, taking, seizing, confining, suppressing, curbing, arresting, restraining, holding back, keeping back, receiving, admitting, comprehending, accommodating, embracing, remembering, treasuring, cherishing, commemorating, employing, engaging, hiring, reserving.

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Men use that excuse as a means of retaining complete control.
She wouldn't have minded his retaining his anonymity.
Retaining eye contact, she challenged him.
Retaining eye contact, she walked over to him and put a hand on his leg, gazing up at his somber features.
Is about one-half the size of a mushroom, and whitish-buff in every part, the gills always retaining this colour and never becoming salmon-coloured, brown or black.

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