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retain feelings
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to keep or hold onto emotions or sentiments without expressing or releasing them.

Meanings

to keep or hold onto emotions or sentiments without expressing or releasing them.

She tends to retain her feelings, rarely sharing her true emotions with others.

Synonyms

suppress emotionsbottle up feelingshold back emotions

Antonyms

express feelingsrelease emotionslet out emotions

to continue to feel a certain way about someone or something over time.

Despite the years apart, he retained feelings of affection for his childhood friend.

Synonyms

harbor feelingsmaintain emotionskeep feelings alive

Antonyms

lose feelingsforget emotionsmove on

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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:55