Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb behold

1 sense of behold

Sense 1
behold, lay eyes on -- (see with attention; "behold Christ!")
       => see -- (perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight; "You have to be a good observer to see all the details"; "Can you see the bird in that tree?"; "He is blind--he cannot see")

Antonyms of adj beholden

1 sense of beholden

Sense 1
beholden (predicate) -- (under a moral obligation to someone)

INDIRECT (VIA obligated) -> unobligated -- (not obligated)

Similarity of adj beholden

1 sense of beholden

Sense 1
beholden (predicate) -- (under a moral obligation to someone)
       => obligated (predicate) (vs. unobligated) -- (caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan")

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