Synonyms for held
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Princeton's WordNet

1. heldadjective

   occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

   "enemy-held territory"

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1. clutched

   held is the past tense version of hold. to clutch something is to physically hold or touch something.

   she clutched a hammer. she held a hammer.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 25, 2021  

2. had

   to have kept something

   johnny held a guitar in his hand.

   Submitted by acronimous on May 26, 2014  

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1. List of paraphrases for "held":

   organized, holding, convened, place, conducted, detained, kept, organised, required, obliged, convening, hold, maintained, hosted, detainees, occupied, outfit, celebrated, inmate, inmates, concluded, welcomed, location, retained, detainee, obligated, venue, prisoners, bound, owned, convene, site, ruled, met, arranged, had, holds, taken, undertaken

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1. Rob Smith:

   Nobody is questioning whether people who commit some of the most serious offenses should be held accountable, the question is, do people who are among the most broken, vulnerable and impaired in our society deserve the death penalty.

2. Trayce Jackson-Davis:

   My freshman year I didn’t have a say in anything, i just kind of just held my tongue. I felt like last year I did it better, not to the best of my abilities, but I spoke up a lot more in the locker room. This year I think I’m taking the full pledge to try to lead guys on our team, especially the younger guys.

3. Hunter Biden:

   Respecting the will of the people is at the heart of our democracy, even if we find those results hard to accept, we the people voted. Faith in our institutions held. The integrity of our elections remains intact. And now it's time to turn the page as we've done throughout our history, to unite to heal.

4. Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert:

   I am deeply disappointed by the actions of the Environmental Protection Agency. It was a preventable mistake, and they must be held accountable, with potential long-term implications, the emergency proclamation will allow us to continue to support affected businesses and communities.

5. Yaacov Behrman:

   Whoever did this must be held accountable for their actions, i commend the local authorities, who have said that they are taking this despicable act seriously.