Held dear
Keep possession and held dear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep possession" instead a verb phrase "Held dear".
Keep possession
Held dear and keep possession are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Held dear" instead a verb phrase "Keep possession".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- enjoy and held dear
- enjoy and keep possession
- mind and held dear
- mind and keep possession
- recognize and held dear
- recognize and keep possession
- cling to and held dear
- cling to and keep possession
- retrospect and held dear
- retrospect and keep possession
- preserve and held dear
- preserve and keep possession
- call up and held dear
- call up and keep possession
Cite this Source
Keep possession and Held dear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/held_dear/keep_possession
Held dear & Keep possession. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/held_dear/keep_possession>.
Keep possession or Held dear. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/held_dear/keep_possession.
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