Synonyms for With-holds:

• v.

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

Antonyms for With-holds:

• v.

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