The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word WITHHOLDS which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2008.
Keeps back crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WITHHOLDS | 50 % | 9 |
| DETAINS | 50 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Keeps back
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- keep back
- keeping
- keep in
- keepings
- keep down
- stays
- maintains
- keep from
- keep on
- keep at
- keep up
- backs
Crossword Answer definitions
WITHHOLDS verb- To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
- To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.
- To stay back.
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