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retained

/ɹɪˈteɪnd/adjective2 syllables

Retained means: continued in your keeping or use or memory.

Synonyms for retained2

adjective, as in continued in your keeping or use or memory

maintained, preserved

What does retained mean?1

adjective

1

continued in your keeping or use or memory“in … the retained pattern of dancers and guests remembered”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with retained?27

three syllables

entertainedunexplained
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 27 rhymes for retained, grouped by syllable

Retained in a sentence

  • Their relationship has retained the vibrant freshness of its origins.Nuel
  • Unlike his sister, he has retained the religious faith his parents brought him up in.darinmex
  • The tenacious depths of the quicksand, as is usual in such cases, retained its prey.Hybrid
  • I hate to break it down to you so harshly, but your candidacy wasn't retained.LoverofEnglish
  • Contrary to other Slavic languages, Polish retained native forms of medical terms.JimiYoru
  • The nation retained suzerainty over the territory.Amastan
  • They retained their traditional Berber give names.Amastan
  • Many Berbers have retained their own culture.Amastan

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