Antonyms for pent-up

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pent-uhp

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɛntˈʌp

Definition of pent-up

adj held within

Example sentences :

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.

Synonyms for pent-up

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