Hold back and Setting off

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Hold back verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

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Setting off is an antonym for hold back.

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Hold back is an antonym for setting off in topics: movement, convert for military use.

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Setting off and Hold back. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_back/setting_off

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Setting off or Hold back. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_back/setting_off.

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