Held and Turned

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Held

Held adjective - Occupied or in the control of; often used in combination.
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Turned is an antonym for held.

Turned

Turned adjective - Moved around an axis or center.
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Antonyms for Turned
Held is an antonym for turned.
Nearby Words: turn, turning, turner
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  • Borderlands2 has Handsome Jack, who turned out to be the father of Angel, who turned out to be a Siren, forcibly held captive by him as a living battery.
    Source: Sliding Scale of Parent-Shaming in Fiction
  • Then the whole thing turned out to be a subversion with the revelation that Leslie wasn't dead at all and had been held prisoner by the Cassadines for years.
    Source: Did Not Die That Way
  • Music / Westlife This belies the fact that Louis turned Westlife into international superstars in the cutthroat music industry and held them together when they were reeling after Brian’s departure.
    Source: Music / Westlife
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