Synonyms for With-held:

• adj.

  •held up (adjective)
  • delayed,
  • put off.
  •hidden (adjective)
  • Eclipsed,
  • unrevealed,
  • withheld,
  • cloaked,
  • concealed,
  • sequestered,
  • undercover,
  • QT,
  • clouded,
  • latent,
  • Imperceivable,
  • shadowy,
  • veiled,
  • ulterior,
  • mystical,
  • disguised,
  • Hermetical,
  • mysterious,
  • in the dark,
  • undisclosed,
  • Screened,
  • underground,
  • buried,
  • invisible,
  • unexposed,
  • obscure,
  • undetected,
  • hermetic,
  • unknown,
  • Shrouded,
  • close,
  • dark,
  • mystic,
  • recondite,
  • indiscernible,
  • covert,
  • cryptic,
  • surreptitious,
  • out of view,
  • occult,
  • covered,
  • secluded,
  • private,
  • esoteric,
  • abstruse,
  • masked,
  • clandestine.
  •kept (adjective)
  • reserved,
  • watched over,
  • guarded,
  • held,
  • saved,
  • Clutched,
  • at hand,
  • maintained,
  • on file.
  •postponed (adjective)
  • Shelved,
  • suspended,
  • scrubbed,
  • Adjourned,
  • Prorogued,
  • tabled,
  • on hold,
  • Intermitted.
  •retained (adjective)
  • sustained,
  • Had,
  • secured,
  • confined,
  • contained,
  • Detained,
  • possessed,
  • remembered,
  • included,
  • treasured,
  • owned,
  • received.
  •unannounced (adjective)
  • unheralded,
  • surprise,
  • unanticipated,
  • unpublished.
  •withheld (adjective)
  • secret,
  • held back,
  • restrained,
  • hidden,
  • confidential.

• v.

  •abstain (verb)
  • shun,
  • starve,
  • quit,
  • avoid,
  • fence-sit,
  • sit out,
  • withhold,
  • abjure,
  • evade,
  • stop,
  • renounce,
  • abnegate,
  • give up,
  • fast,
  • deny oneself,
  • take the pledge,
  • spurn,
  • decline,
  • sit on the fence,
  • keep from,
  • forgo,
  • do without,
  • forbear,
  • give the go by,
  • sit on one's hands,
  • pass up,
  • go on the wagon,
  • pass,
  • take the cure,
  • cease,
  • eschew.
  •bridle (verb)
  • control,
  • rule,
  • govern,
  • keep in check,
  • subdue,
  • master,
  • moderate.
  •censor (verb)
  • launder,
  • scissor out,
  • clean up,
  • put the lid on,
  • expurgate,
  • examine,
  • bowdlerize,
  • decontaminate,
  • supervise communications,
  • blacklist,
  • bleep,
  • blue-pencil,
  • black out,
  • edit,
  • abridge,
  • strike out,
  • review,
  • cork,
  • squelch,
  • revile,
  • Exscind,
  • sanitize,
  • purify,
  • purge,
  • criticize,
  • sterilize,
  • refuse transmission,
  • drop the iron curtain,
  • prevent publication,
  • inspect,
  • excise,
  • restrict,
  • oversee,
  • narrow,
  • delete,
  • cut,
  • bleach.
  •check (verb)
  • limit,
  • delay,
  • stay,
  • harness,
  • foil,
  • counteract,
  • snub,
  • repulse,
  • pause,
  • circumvent,
  • frustrate,
  • terminate,
  • slow down,
  • hold in,
  • retard,
  • neutralize,
  • rebuff,
  • arrest,
  • baffle,
  • slacken pace,
  • checkmate,
  • choke,
  • obstruct,
  • prevent,
  • nip in the bud,
  • halt,
  • bar,
  • bit,
  • tame,
  • discourage,
  • play for time,
  • cut short,
  • impede,
  • obviate,
  • reduce,
  • keep back,
  • bottleneck,
  • interrupt,
  • thwart,
  • rein in,
  • preclude.
  •constrain (verb)
  • impel,
  • compel,
  • coerce,
  • cool off,
  • deprive,
  • concuss,
  • keep lid on,
  • hem in,
  • intern,
  • incarcerate,
  • chain,
  • ban,
  • shotgun,
  • immure,
  • imprison,
  • jail,
  • necessitate,
  • drive,
  • oblige,
  • put half nelson on,
  • stifle,
  • bind,
  • hog-tie,
  • confine,
  • make,
  • constrict,
  • urge,
  • bottle up,
  • pressurize,
  • pressure.
  •curb (verb)
  • leash,
  • clog,
  • fetter,
  • Entrammel,
  • manacle,
  • bring to screeching halt,
  • cook,
  • keep tight rein on,
  • tie,
  • tie up,
  • muzzle,
  • scrub,
  • contain,
  • shackle,
  • hinder,
  • hobble,
  • cool down,
  • hamper,
  • ice,
  • box in,
  • send up.
  •delay (verb)
  • postpone,
  • protract,
  • filibuster,
  • stall,
  • temporize,
  • dilly-dally,
  • deter,
  • hold over,
  • prolong,
  • slacken,
  • remand,
  • bide time,
  • suspend,
  • stave off,
  • encumber,
  • loiter,
  • defer,
  • shelve,
  • lag,
  • gain time,
  • tarry,
  • interfere,
  • linger,
  • intermit,
  • drag,
  • procrastinate,
  • adjourn,
  • table,
  • lay over,
  • prorogue,
  • block,
  • dawdle.
  •deny (verb)
  • negative,
  • enjoin from,
  • discard,
  • veto,
  • gainsay,
  • forbid,
  • disbelieve,
  • disprove,
  • say no to,
  • contradict,
  • controvert,
  • disavow,
  • call on,
  • exclude,
  • begrudge,
  • turn down,
  • reject,
  • disclaim,
  • sacrifice,
  • repudiate,
  • turn thumbs down,
  • revoke,
  • recant,
  • rebut,
  • discredit,
  • taboo,
  • take exception to,
  • Disacknowledge,
  • not buy,
  • negate,
  • forsake,
  • refute,
  • oppose,
  • nullify,
  • doubt,
  • disown,
  • contravene.
  •detain (verb)
  • mire,
  • hang up,
  • bust,
  • decelerate,
  • bog down,
  • hold up,
  • nab,
  • run in,
  • buttonhole,
  • pick up,
  • set back,
  • pull in,
  • apprehend,
  • put away,
  • slow up,
  • pinch.
  •disallow (verb)
  • nix,
  • cancel,
  • pass on,
  • proscribe,
  • debar,
  • censor,
  • zing,
  • dismiss,
  • shut out,
  • embargo,
  • put down.
  •discourage (verb)
  • quiet,
  • scare,
  • discountenance,
  • hold off,
  • disincline,
  • deprecate,
  • disfavor,
  • chill,
  • indispose,
  • talk out of,
  • Disadvise,
  • turn off,
  • turn aside,
  • divert,
  • shake,
  • throw cold water on,
  • frighten,
  • warn.
  •estrange (verb)
  • separate,
  • alienate,
  • disunite,
  • break up,
  • sever,
  • make hostile,
  • disaffect,
  • put on the outs,
  • withdraw,
  • set at odds,
  • split,
  • sunder,
  • antagonize,
  • wean,
  • divorce,
  • leave,
  • disunify,
  • divide,
  • part,
  • alien,
  • drive apart.
  •forbear (verb)
  • omit,
  • desist,
  • escape,
  • go easy.
  •forbid (verb)
  • Forfend,
  • say no,
  • stymie,
  • enjoin,
  • forestall,
  • put the chill on,
  • lock up,
  • shut down,
  • freeze,
  • declare illegal,
  • interdict,
  • rule out.
  •harbor (verb)
  • nurture,
  • board,
  • entertain,
  • secure,
  • quarter,
  • put up,
  • defend,
  • provide refuge,
  • secrete,
  • shelter,
  • relieve,
  • safeguard,
  • bunk,
  • screen,
  • house,
  • lodge,
  • domicile,
  • guard,
  • nurse,
  • accommodate,
  • shield.
  •hide (verb)
  • plant,
  • camouflage,
  • go into hiding,
  • adumbrate,
  • cloak,
  • stash,
  • duck,
  • tuck away,
  • eclipse,
  • hush up,
  • cover,
  • veil,
  • lie low,
  • shadow,
  • dissemble,
  • shroud,
  • disguise,
  • put out of the way,
  • hole up,
  • not give away,
  • stow away,
  • bury,
  • squirrel,
  • blot out,
  • smuggle,
  • mask,
  • cache,
  • protect,
  • ensconce,
  • ditch,
  • not tell,
  • take cover,
  • go underground,
  • curtain,
  • harbor,
  • salt away.
  •hold (verb)
  • maintain,
  • clasp,
  • press,
  • keep out,
  • seize,
  • occupy,
  • cork up,
  • have,
  • catch,
  • freeze to,
  • clutch,
  • fondle,
  • stick,
  • wring,
  • clench,
  • cradle,
  • own,
  • squeeze,
  • vise,
  • possess,
  • enclose,
  • not let go,
  • palm,
  • wield,
  • adhere,
  • handle,
  • cleave,
  • enjoy,
  • clinch,
  • keep close,
  • hug,
  • take,
  • grip,
  • stay put,
  • cling,
  • nourish,
  • put a lock on,
  • hang on,
  • cherish,
  • embrace,
  • trammel,
  • carry.
  •inhibit (verb)
  • outlaw,
  • put on brakes,
  • cramp,
  • faze,
  • prohibit,
  • sandbag,
  • avert,
  • keep in,
  • ward.
  •keep (verb)
  • heap,
  • put,
  • manage,
  • season,
  • direct,
  • conserve,
  • accumulate,
  • conduct,
  • trade in,
  • pile,
  • deposit,
  • store,
  • save,
  • stock,
  • preserve,
  • stack,
  • place,
  • hamstring,
  • garner,
  • amass,
  • deal in,
  • grasp,
  • care for.
  •omit (verb)
  • pass by,
  • fail,
  • miss,
  • leave undone,
  • disregard,
  • let go,
  • neglect,
  • leave out,
  • cut out,
  • ignore,
  • snip,
  • blink at,
  • pass over,
  • bypass,
  • trim,
  • let slide,
  • cast aside,
  • count out,
  • drop,
  • overpass,
  • overlook,
  • miss out,
  • knock off,
  • void,
  • x-out,
  • skip,
  • except,
  • slight,
  • eliminate.
  •refrain (verb)
  • leave off,
  • be temperate,
  • not do.
  •refuse (verb)
  • disapprove,
  • dissent,
  • not budget,
  • not budge,
  • repel,
  • regret,
  • refuse to receive,
  • make excuses,
  • dodge,
  • not care to,
  • reprobate,
  • disaccord,
  • send regrets,
  • brush off,
  • dispense with,
  • give thumbs down to,
  • beg off,
  • send off,
  • turn from,
  • set aside,
  • demur,
  • protest,
  • turn deaf ear to,
  • turn away,
  • turn one's back on.
  •reserve (verb)
  • squirrel away,
  • store up,
  • hoard,
  • stockpile,
  • put by,
  • lay up.
  •retain (verb)
  • mind,
  • retrospect,
  • cling to,
  • husband,
  • bear in mind,
  • memorize,
  • recall,
  • keep possession,
  • hold fast,
  • reminisce,
  • keep in mind,
  • hand onto,
  • absorb,
  • recollect,
  • remember,
  • recognize.
  •rob (verb)
  • burgle,
  • bereave,
  • peculate,
  • rifle,
  • mug,
  • plunder,
  • divest,
  • snitch,
  • raid,
  • appropriate,
  • hijack,
  • pillage,
  • swindle,
  • scrounge,
  • defalcate,
  • liberate,
  • thieve,
  • disinherit,
  • despoil,
  • heist,
  • pilfer,
  • promote,
  • con,
  • cheat,
  • oust,
  • lose,
  • cop,
  • break into,
  • roll,
  • requisition,
  • swipe,
  • burglarize,
  • do out of,
  • embezzle,
  • rip off,
  • sack,
  • defraud,
  • filch,
  • purloin,
  • lift,
  • dispossess,
  • stick up,
  • ransack,
  • loot,
  • abscond,
  • strip,
  • strong-arm,
  • hustle.
  •secrete (verb)
  • stash away,
  • finesse,
  • stonewall,
  • stow,
  • keep quiet,
  • hide out,
  • cover up,
  • paper,
  • whitewash,
  • seclude,
  • sweep under rug.
  •skimp (verb)
  • scamp,
  • stint,
  • scrape,
  • pinch pennies,
  • roll back,
  • be sparing,
  • be mean with,
  • spare,
  • cut corners,
  • make ends meet,
  • scant,
  • tighten one's belt,
  • screw,
  • scrimp.
  •stint (verb)
  • be frugal,
  • define,
  • be parsimonious,
  • go easy on,
  • penny-pinch,
  • grudge,
  • skimp on,
  • sock away,
  • save for rainy day,
  • be stingy,
  • tighten belt.
  •subtract (verb)
  • draw back,
  • take from,
  • detract,
  • diminish,
  • remove,
  • take out,
  • decrease,
  • discount,
  • take off.
  •suppress (verb)
  • quench,
  • crush,
  • overpower,
  • crack down on,
  • bottle,
  • overcome,
  • overthrow,
  • muffle,
  • trample,
  • extinguish,
  • snuff out,
  • put an end to,
  • shush,
  • abolish,
  • squash,
  • put kibosh on,
  • annihilate,
  • beat down,
  • burke,
  • quell,
  • quash,
  • bring to naught,
  • cut off,
  • stamp out,
  • put lid on,
  • silence,
  • conquer,
  • smother,
  • clamp.
  •suspend (verb)
  • waive,
  • hang fire,
  • eject,
  • lay off,
  • hang,
  • discontinue,
  • file,
  • can,
  • pigeonhole,
  • put on ice,
  • put on back burner,
  • put on the shelf,
  • pink-slip,
  • inactivate,
  • put a stop to,
  • put on hold,
  • lay aside,
  • lay on the table.
  •withhold (verb)
  • keep to oneself,
  • clam up,
  • hold down,
  • abstain,
  • conceal,
  • retain,
  • disallow,
  • spike,
  • dummy up,
  • hold out,
  • constrain,
  • suppress,
  • inhibit,
  • repress,
  • deny,
  • reserve,
  • deduct,
  • keep secret,
  • hold back,
  • keep under one's hat,
  • hold out on,
  • bridle,
  • restrain,
  • sit on,
  • resist,
  • keep,
  • check,
  • refrain,
  • hide,
  • detain,
  • keep under wraps,
  • stop oneself,
  • kill,
  • curb,
  • hold,
  • refuse.

Antonyms for With-held:

• adj.

  • hidden
    plain, exposed, unconcealed, disclosed, clear, showing, unmasked, apparent, aboveboard, manifest, revealed, obvious, uncovered, bare, seen, Exhibited, bright, out, known, public, visible, sociable.
  • kept
    dishonored, abandoned, broken, forgotten.
  • retained
    extroverted, wasted, lost, Refused, Disengaged, outgoing, unemployed.
  • unannounced
    announced.

• v.

  • abstain
    face, continue, accept, embrace, meet, want, DO, encourage.
  • bridle
    incite, set free.
  • censor
    expand, add, ignore, neglect, dirty, approve, put in, endorse, praise, enlarge, sanction.
  • check
    forward, advance, abet, expedite, include, support, welcome, facilitate.
  • constrain
    leave alone, discourage, delay, dissuade, loosen, repress, stop, halt.
  • curb
    promote, foster, loose, go ahead.
  • delay
    carry out, go, dispatch, hurry, push, speed, unblock, further, abandon, leave, complete, hasten, rush, finish.
  • deny
    claim, affirm, admit, accede, credit, ratify, keep, trust, validate, concede, agree, ok, corroborate, confess, acknowledge, believe, concur.
  • detain
    give, offer.
  • discourage
    comfort, spur on, calm, hearten, inspirit, inspire.
  • estrange
    join, maintain, engage, stay, unite, connect, hold, marry, come, combine.
  • forbear
    involve, start, begin, keep on, restart, partake.
  • forbid
    authorize.
  • harbor
    harm, lay open, eject, endanger, hurt, injure, disregard, forget, turn away.
  • hide
    exhibit, unmask.
  • hold
    fail, quit, desert, drop, cease, exclude, forsake, untie, disbelieve, need, unfasten, reject, cancel, lose, miss, lack.
  • keep
    divide, displace, disperse, consume, separate, squander, spend, waste, let happen, give up, dispossess, not have, scatter, remove, dishonor, dissipate, hand over.
  • omit
    note, inject, respect, look at, enter, attend, pay attention, notice, succeed, regard, heed, remember, insert.
  • refrain
    carry on, jump in.
  • refuse
    consent.
  • reserve
    distribute, throw away.
  • retain
    fire, pass up, misunderstand.
  • rob
    protect, receive, cover, return, be honest, condemn, demote, refuse, clothe, bequeath.
  • secrete
    fill, pour in, take out.
  • stash
    lay out.
  • subtract
    raise, remain, increase, grow, develop.
  • suppress
    compliment, yield, build up, give in, surrender, light.
  • suspend
    rise, forge, persist, sustain.
  • withhold
    help, open, indulge, release, expose, divulge, aid, disclose, uncover, let go, lay bare, tell, permit, show, liberate, reveal, let out, grant, free, allow, use, go along, assist.