Definition for Withhold:

• To hold back: to keep back.

Synonyms for Withhold:

• n.

  •
  • save.
  •
  • restraint,
  • abstain,
  • forbear,
  • hold off.
  •
  • turn down,
  • deny,
  • disallow,
  • refuse.
  •hold back (noun)
  • deny,
  • delay,
  • hold out.
  •withhold (noun)
  • keep back,
  • deduct,
  • recoup.

• v.

  •abstain (verb)
  • forgo,
  • pass up,
  • decline,
  • deny oneself,
  • avoid,
  • do without,
  • stop,
  • pass,
  • abjure,
  • keep from,
  • shun,
  • forbear,
  • eschew,
  • starve,
  • cease.
  •bridle (verb)
  • govern,
  • control,
  • keep in check.
  •censor (verb)
  • restrict.
  •check (verb)
  • keep back,
  • delay,
  • limit,
  • halt,
  • arrest,
  • hold in,
  • discourage,
  • slow down,
  • retard,
  • interrupt,
  • preclude,
  • snub,
  • terminate,
  • obstruct,
  • rein in,
  • prevent,
  • bit.
  •constrain (verb)
  • confine,
  • stifle,
  • deprive,
  • ban,
  • compel,
  • coerce,
  • cool off.
  •curb (verb)
  • hinder,
  • contain,
  • tie up.
  •delay (verb)
  • postpone,
  • table,
  • suspend,
  • block,
  • hold over,
  • defer,
  • shelve.
  •deny (verb)
  • negative,
  • taboo,
  • revoke,
  • forbid,
  • exclude,
  • reject,
  • disclaim,
  • repudiate,
  • turn down,
  • begrudge,
  • recant.
  •detain (verb)
  • hold up,
  • decelerate,
  • set back.
  •possession (verb)
  • keep back.
  •prohibit (verb)
  • forbid.
  •withdraw (verb)
  • recant,
  • withdraw,
  • retract,
  • reserve,
  • retain,
  • suppress,
  • hold,
  • keep,
  • recall,
  • revoke.
  •withhold (verb)
  • hold out,
  • keep under wraps,
  • constrain,
  • hide,
  • hold down,
  • disallow,
  • repress,
  • refrain,
  • refuse,
  • keep secret,
  • bridle,
  • hold back,
  • inhibit,
  • keep under one's hat,
  • restrain,
  • kill,
  • dummy up,
  • suppress,
  • retain,
  • deny,
  • curb,
  • abstain,
  • conceal,
  • check,
  • sit on,
  • detain,
  • clam up,
  • hold out on,
  • stop oneself,
  • keep to oneself,
  • hold,
  • keep,
  • reserve,
  • spike,
  • resist,
  • deduct.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • omit.
  •
  • refrain,
  • forbear.
  •
  • refuse,
  • disallow,
  • discourage,
  • maintain.
  •contradict
  • deny.
  •deny
  • turn down,
  • taboo.
  •impede
  • hinder.
  •refrain
  • abstain.
  •retain
  • retain,
  • hold fast.
  •skimp
  • be sparing,
  • cut corners.
  •stash
  • stash.
  •stint
  • be frugal,
  • be stingy,
  • be parsimonious.
  •strip
  • deprive.
  •Other relevant words:
  • infer,
  • wintry,
  • stifle,
  • prohibit,
  • containment,
  • class,
  • compel,
  • clam up,
  • keep secret,
  • estrange,
  • keep within bounds,
  • restraint,
  • ban,
  • hold from,
  • stop oneself,
  • end,
  • defend,
  • inhibition,
  • remove,
  • push away,
  • dispossess,
  • forbid,
  • cool off,
  • close,
  • slow down,
  • circumscribe,
  • frigid,
  • deprive,
  • avoid,
  • arrest,
  • keep to oneself,
  • obstruct,
  • preclude,
  • flat,
  • be frugal,
  • halt,
  • adhere,
  • economize,
  • rob,
  • nippy,
  • put back,
  • have nothing to do with,
  • enthral,
  • disclaim,
  • abstain,
  • interrupt,
  • modesty,
  • secrete,
  • bridle,
  • be cheap,
  • keep back,
  • hang fire,
  • give,
  • discourage,
  • disallow,
  • cut corners,
  • confine,
  • restrain,
  • repression,
  • Bethrall,
  • postpone,
  • cease,
  • interdict,
  • hold in,
  • inhibit,
  • pinch,
  • secure,
  • camouflage,
  • settle,
  • disguise,
  • frosted,
  • hold fast,
  • govern,
  • shelve,
  • cold,
  • retrench,
  • interdiction,
  • withholding,
  • inthral,
  • dole out,
  • divest,
  • save up,
  • spike,
  • limit,
  • keep in check,
  • dummy up,
  • set in order,
  • comprise,
  • bit,
  • keep in,
  • coerce,
  • suspend,
  • forgo,
  • table,
  • check,
  • withheld,
  • rein in,
  • restriction,
  • frosty,
  • keep close,
  • bosom,
  • hush up,
  • eschew,
  • classify,
  • let well enough alone,
  • hold off,
  • reserved,
  • hush,
  • negative,
  • gripe,
  • be stingy,
  • docking,
  • shun,
  • store,
  • starve,
  • retaining,
  • be sparing,
  • abstain from,
  • pass,
  • hold over,
  • restrict,
  • stash,
  • skimp,
  • play dumb,
  • exclude,
  • reconditioned,
  • hold up,
  • deny,
  • let go by,
  • set by,
  • put aside,
  • allotment,
  • scrimp,
  • immobilize,
  • rigid,
  • hold aloof from,
  • hold down,
  • division,
  • expropriate,
  • refrain,
  • contain,
  • crimp,
  • omit,
  • smother,
  • veil,
  • reject,
  • not give away,
  • hold back,
  • hindrance,
  • control,
  • in petto,
  • not touch,
  • retard,
  • keep dark,
  • cover up,
  • Inthrall,
  • save,
  • decline,
  • hold out on,
  • frozen,
  • icy,
  • censor,
  • glacial,
  • keep on hand,
  • discord,
  • distribution,
  • decelerate,
  • retainer,
  • taboo,
  • entail,
  • subtract,
  • put by,
  • suppression,
  • warn off,
  • pass up,
  • moderation,
  • recoup,
  • hold at bay,
  • begrudge,
  • limitation,
  • conceal,
  • kill,
  • keep in reserve,
  • prevent,
  • be parsimonious,
  • snappy,
  • stranglehold,
  • intent,
  • turn down,
  • mulct,
  • pull,
  • deny oneself,
  • Nill,
  • rein,
  • freezing,
  • disagreement,
  • keep from,
  • derive,
  • ignore,
  • show the door,
  • defer,
  • denial,
  • hold one's tongue,
  • block,
  • debar,
  • curtail,
  • conserve,
  • screw,
  • keep in ignorance,
  • arctic,
  • straiten,
  • hide,
  • crisp,
  • keep under one's hat,
  • refrain from,
  • Bethral,
  • keep out,
  • repress,
  • abjure,
  • refuse,
  • husband,
  • hold in custody,
  • famish,
  • repudiate,
  • detain,
  • shut out,
  • stand aloof,
  • endure,
  • stash away,
  • constraint,
  • stint,
  • bury,
  • sink,
  • terminate,
  • guard,
  • stand aloof from,
  • tie up,
  • spare,
  • cool,
  • enthrall,
  • snub,
  • Cohibit,
  • not allow,
  • shake the head,
  • proscribe,
  • resist,
  • curb,
  • strip,
  • harbor,
  • section,
  • department,
  • do without,
  • possess,
  • set back,
  • preserve,
  • delay,
  • freeze,
  • stop,
  • recover,
  • not tell,
  • constrain,
  • retention,
  • reservation,
  • keep under wraps,
  • forbear,
  • discontinue,
  • part,
  • enjoin,
  • maintain,
  • sit on,
  • blocking,
  • grudge,
  • bear,
  • hold out,
  • compartment,
  • choke back,
  • deduct,
  • hinder,
  • keep mum.

Antonyms for Withhold:

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    abandon, accede, accede to, accord, acquiesce, afford, agree, aid, assent, assist, authorize, commission, concede, consent, decline, discard, disclose, divulge, drop, dump, expose, free, go along, help, let, let go, let out, liberate, license, lose, reject, release, repudiate, reveal, sanction, show, spurn, supply, surrender, uncover, use, agree to, lay bare, consent to, assent to, get off one's chest.

• 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.