Definition for Withhold:

• To hold back: to keep back.

Synonyms for Withhold:

• n.

  •
  • restraint,
  • hold off.
  •
  • turn down.
  •hold back (noun)
  • hold out.

• v.

  •bridle (verb)
  • govern,
  • control,
  • keep in check.
  •censor (verb)
  • restrict.
  •check (verb)
  • limit,
  • preclude,
  • halt,
  • retard,
  • bit,
  • snub,
  • slow down,
  • obstruct,
  • arrest,
  • terminate,
  • prevent,
  • interrupt,
  • hold in,
  • rein in,
  • delay.
  •constrain (verb)
  • confine,
  • stifle,
  • deprive,
  • ban,
  • compel,
  • coerce,
  • cool off.
  •curb (verb)
  • hinder,
  • contain,
  • tie up.
  •delay (verb)
  • table,
  • defer,
  • postpone,
  • hold over,
  • shelve,
  • block.
  •detain (verb)
  • hold up,
  • decelerate,
  • set back.
  •prohibit (verb)
  • forbid.
  •withdraw (verb)
  • withdraw,
  • revoke,
  • retract,
  • recant,
  • recall.
  •withhold (verb)
  • bridle,
  • dummy up,
  • resist,
  • keep under one's hat,
  • detain,
  • sit on,
  • constrain,
  • keep to oneself,
  • inhibit,
  • kill,
  • keep secret,
  • curb,
  • spike,
  • keep under wraps,
  • stop oneself,
  • hold out on,
  • clam up,
  • hold down.

Antonyms for Withhold:

• v.

  • abstain
    use, indulge.
  • bridle
    set free.
  • censor
    sanction, permit, endorse, approve, allow.
  • check
    liberate, help, expedite, assist, aid.
  • constrain
    free.
  • curb
    foster, encourage.
  • delay
    hasten, speed, rush, advance, further, dispatch, hurry.
  • deny
    affirm, grant, confess, agree, concede, go along, accede, acknowledge, admit, corroborate.
  • withhold
    release, let go.
  • Other antonyms:
    discard, release, lose, afford, let, authorize, spurn, concede, abandon, warrant, repudiate, acquiesce, supply, accede, reject, drop, assent, accord, decline, consent, commission, surrender, vouchsafe, agree, dump, yield, license, sanction.

Hypernym for Withhold:

• v.

  • possession
    freeze, block, immobilise, keep to oneself, deny, deprive, reserve, immobilize.

Hyponym for Withhold:

• v.

  • possession
    refuse, deny.