retained

re·tained
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/ɹɪˈteɪnd/

A form of retain — Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.

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maintainedpreserved
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of retain

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecontinued in your keeping or use or memory

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maintainedpreserved
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maintained

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with retained

containedmaintainedtrainedsustainedstainedconstrainedattaineddrainedentertainedordainedstrainedunexplainedrestrainedchainedunrestrainedunchainedpainedveinedfeignedcanedpanedmaneduncontaineddiaperbrained
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Anagrams

detaineraditerenredetainantideerNaderite
Cite this entry
APA

retained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retained

MLA

“retained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retained. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retained,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retained.

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