Hold and Shrive

Opposite meaning words

Hold verb - To have or keep in one's hands.

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Shrive is an antonym for hold.

Nearby Words: holding, holder, holdback

Shrive verb - Grant remission of a sin to.

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Hold is an antonym for shrive in confess topic.

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