Synonyms for pent-up
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pent-uhp |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛntˈʌp |
Top 10 synonyms for pent-up Other synonyms for the word pent-up
Définition of pent-up
- adj held within
- It seemed a relief to the pent-up feelings to sing at the top of the voice.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Mercy had heard all, and her pent-up grief broke out in sobs.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- Then, left alone with her pent-up emotions, she no longer resisted them.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
- He smiled knowingly at her, and Marion loosed some of her pent-up laughter.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Thunder Mountain » by Edfrid A. Bingham
- He would like to have had a few at that moment as a relief to his pent-up emotions.
- Extract from : « The Wall Street Girl » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
- Then it came over me how pent-up all this intensity of feeling must be.
- Extract from : « The Love Affairs of an Old Maid » by Lilian Bell
- The tense listener expelled his pent-up breath in a grunt of disgust.
- Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
- At that the pent-up rage which I had so long stemmed broke out.
- Extract from : « In Kings' Byways » by Stanley J. Weyman
- Then she departed to her own quarters to give vent to her pent-up wrath.
- Extract from : « Peggy Stewart at School » by Gabrielle E. Jackson
- She lavished all the pent-up affection of an unloved existence on her husband.
- Extract from : « The Reign of Mary Tudor » by W. Llewelyn Williams.
Antonyms for pent-up
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