Retained and Surrendered

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Retained

Retained adjective - Continued in your keeping or use or memory.
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Surrendered is an antonym for retained.
Nearby Words: retainer, retaining

Surrendered

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Retained is an antonym for surrendered.
Nearby Words: surrender, surrendering
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  • Useful Notes / Vietnam Eventually, the Japanese won out, overthrew the current government, and retained an iron hold over Indochina in the face of Communist, Chinese, and Western Allied attempts to liberate the region... until the Japanese surrendered.
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