Held
Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.
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Synonyms for Held
Surrendered is an antonym for held.
Surrendered
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- Later, Kawalsky was revealed to be infected with a creature known as Shiva, held Sheryl Nome hostage and was planning to detonate bombs unless the crew surrendered.
Source: Roleplay / Trans 9 -
He was actually right, but Acorn's own bodyguards were smart enough to not trust the villains and held the other Overlanders at gunpoint until after their people had surrendered.
Source: Combat by Champion -
Lt. Hiroo Onoda held out for 30 years, and only surrendered upon the direct order of his former commanding officer (who luckily survived the war as well).
Source: The Aloner
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