HELD (IN) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

held (in)

verb

Definition of held (in)

past tense of hold (in)

as in concealed

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Verb

Under-eye shadows, bags and lower-lid definition get played up instead of concealed.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
States alleged that Meta’s internal research documented links between Instagram use and harms including depression, anxiety and body-image concerns among young people, while the company publicly minimized or concealed those risks.

— Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of concealed

Verb

That is until the Secret Service—acting on intelligence about a possible assassination attempt by Iranian proxies—secreted the president off Air Force One on July 8, 2026.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026
The last ceremony of the retreat was with 5-MeO-DMT, a powerful and fast acting psychedelic secreted from a toad.

— Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of secreted

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But a 17-point win masked how off-kilter and sloppy the offense looked against the overmatched Huskies.

— John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
But a crucial issue, says doctor and researcher Sameed Khatana of the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, is that heat's role in a death is often masked by other more obvious causes of death, like a heart attack.

— Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of masked

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Many of her photographs were attributed to Capa, which obscured her contribution once Friedmann adopted the name for himself alone.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
In the years since Shakur's murder, what exactly happened in that hail of bullets -- and who pulled the trigger -- was obscured by a lack of physical evidence, feuding cops and the gangland code of silence.

— Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscured

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Okay, good veiled Alexa/Siri reference.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 June 2026
Though for many voters the initiative’s measures are veiled in the hypothetical, pegged to demographic projections, refugees, such as the residents of La Maison, and others within the asylum system will feel its effects in the near term.

— Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Definition of veiled

Verb

The prosecutor general’s office has stopped updating crime data; the Treasury has ceased publishing detailed budget information; and the central bank has restricted disclosure of international reserves.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
The GaN-on-silicon structure used by the team restricted the maximum breakdown voltage, meaning different substrates could potentially allow the devices to go even higher.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of restricted

Verb

For most people, the inside of the Salt Lake Temple has long been shrouded in secrecy, fueling both curiosity and criticism.

— Brandon Griggs, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
The Haitian community in Salisbury is now shrouded by fear of further ICE operations but still determined to fight for change, local immigration lawyer Kenson Raymond said.

— Nathan Lee, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of shrouded

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