embraced · kept · retained · treasured · cherished · saved · hoarded · anchored · steadfast · tight · fingers · fist · memory · keepsake · stubborn · desperate · white-knuckled · possessive
held ontogave away
Transferred without payment
got rid of · discarded · parted with · surrendered · threw away
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Related — gripped (Held with pressure); clutched (Held firmly in hand); clung (Held tightly to); grasped · clasped · embraced · kept · retained · treasured · cherished · saved · hoarded · anchored
physical grip/possessionheld onto ≠ let go of; released · dropped · relinquished · threw · discarded
retention/keepingheld onto ≠ gave away Transferred without payment; got rid of · discarded · parted with · surrendered · threw away
emotional/psychological attachmentheld onto ≠ let go of; released · gave up · relinquished · forgot · abandoned
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/held_onto