What is another word for withhold?
1338 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ wɪðhˈə͡ʊld], [ wɪðhˈəʊld], [ w_ɪ_ð_h_ˈəʊ_l_d]Table of Contents
Similar words for withhold:
- black out (noun)
- hold back (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- be cheap or frugal about (verb)
- bridle (verb)
- cause stop in action (verb)
- censor (verb)
- check (verb)
- check, hold back (verb)
- constrain (verb)
- curb (verb)
- delay (verb)
- destroy the affections of (verb)
- detain (verb)
- disallow (verb)
- discourage (verb)
- economize; hold back (verb)
- estrange (verb)
- forbear (verb)
- forbid (verb)
- forbid; ban; selectively remove (verb)
- force; restrain (verb)
- harbor (verb)
- hide (verb)
- hide, protect (verb)
- hold (verb)
- hold, keep back; arrest (verb)
- hold back/hold off (verb)
- inhibit (verb)
- keep (verb)
- omit (verb)
- possession (verb)
- prohibit (verb)
- refrain (verb)
- refuse (verb)
- repress, restrict (verb)
- reserve (verb)
- retain (verb)
- rob (verb)
- secrete (verb)
- skimp (verb)
- steal, deprive (verb)
- stint (verb)
- subtract (verb)
- suppress (verb)
- suspend (verb)
- take away (verb)
- withdraw (verb)
- withhold (verb)
- other synonyms
- deny
- harbor
- refuse
- retain
- skimp
- stash
- stint
- subtract
Synonyms for Withhold:
n.
• black out (noun) • hold back (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)- keep back,
- aside,
- keep,
- keep silent about,
- storage,
- restrain,
- earmark,
- hang,
- enshrine,
- pack,
- refrain,
- lay,
- cling,
- repress,
- saver,
- appropriate,
- store,
- maintain,
- hold back,
- husband,
- put,
- set,
- deny,
- reserved,
- abstain,
- refuse,
- stash,
- stockpile,
- stow,
- deduct,
- retention,
- stow (sth) away,
- hide,
- hog,
- recoup,
- retain,
- bank,
- conceal,
- pocket,
- hold,
- reserve,
- saving,
- squirrel,
- capture,
- suspend,
- held,
- save,
- lodge,
- archive,
- dock,
- hoard,
- check,
- trap,
- tuck,
- repository,
- standby,
- stowage,
- suppress,
- buffer,
- husbandry.
v.
• be cheap or frugal about (verb) • bridle (verb) • cause stop in action (verb) • censor (verb)- abridge,
- strike out,
- review,
- clean up,
- examine,
- expurgate,
- refuse transmission,
- scissor out,
- prevent publication,
- supervise communications,
- bleep,
- inspect,
- revile,
- oversee,
- bowdlerize,
- blacklist,
- launder,
- restrict,
- edit,
- sterilize,
- black out,
- cut,
- drop the iron curtain,
- sanitize,
- put the lid on,
- criticize,
- blue-pencil,
- squelch,
- excise,
- Exscind,
- delete,
- bleach,
- cork,
- narrow,
- purify,
- decontaminate,
- purge.
- interrupt,
- play for time,
- tame,
- checkmate,
- obstruct,
- neutralize,
- rein in,
- bottleneck,
- counteract,
- halt,
- choke,
- nip in the bud,
- baffle,
- reduce,
- terminate,
- snub,
- retard,
- preclude,
- rebuff,
- repulse,
- prevent,
- frustrate,
- slacken pace,
- foil,
- thwart,
- stay,
- pause,
- impede,
- bar,
- circumvent,
- limit,
- slow down,
- harness,
- cut short,
- obviate,
- bit,
- arrest,
- hold in.
- bottle up,
- chain,
- deprive,
- keep lid on,
- bind,
- compel,
- hog-tie,
- necessitate,
- constrict,
- oblige,
- concuss,
- cool off,
- pressurize,
- put half nelson on,
- drive,
- confine,
- make,
- shotgun,
- pressure,
- imprison,
- ban,
- hem in,
- jail,
- intern,
- incarcerate,
- stifle,
- coerce,
- immure,
- impel.
- leash,
- Entrammel,
- shackle,
- keep tight rein on,
- box in,
- scrub,
- hobble,
- tie up,
- tie,
- hinder,
- cool down,
- muzzle,
- clog,
- manacle,
- hamper,
- bring to screeching halt,
- fetter,
- send up,
- contain.
- drag,
- lay over,
- dawdle,
- intermit,
- encumber,
- adjourn,
- loiter,
- temporize,
- procrastinate,
- deter,
- linger,
- postpone,
- interfere,
- slacken,
- defer,
- block,
- hold over,
- tarry,
- filibuster,
- lag,
- shelve,
- remand,
- stall,
- put off,
- prolong,
- table,
- prorogue,
- dilly-dally,
- gain time,
- stave off,
- bide time,
- protract.
- mire,
- put away,
- buttonhole,
- run in,
- bog down,
- pull in,
- hang up,
- nab,
- apprehend,
- set back,
- slow up,
- hold up,
- decelerate,
- pick up,
- bust.
- de-bar,
- passing on,
- zinging,
- pro scribed,
- pro-scribes,
- dis-missed,
- pro-scribe,
- pro-scribing,
- de-barring,
- dis missed,
- dis missing,
- de barring,
- proscribe,
- de bars,
- shutting out,
- nixed,
- de barred,
- dis allow,
- pro scribing,
- de-barred,
- dis-allow,
- dis allowing,
- dis allows,
- passed on,
- dis allowed,
- dis-allowing,
- pro-scribed,
- passes on,
- dis-allowed,
- de bar,
- pro scribe,
- dis-allows,
- pro scribes,
- dis-missing,
- zinged,
- Embargoed,
- nixing,
- Embargoing,
- de-bars.
- dis inclines,
- Disfavored,
- disincline,
- in disposing,
- dis courages,
- turning aside,
- turn aside,
- Indisposing,
- disadvising,
- in disposes,
- disinclines,
- throws cold water on,
- turns aside,
- dis advises,
- in-dispose,
- Disfavoring,
- dis-incline,
- dis favored,
- dis-inclined,
- dis-favored,
- dis-favor,
- dis-advises,
- Disadvise,
- dis advised,
- Disinclining,
- dis courage,
- dis-courages,
- dis-advising,
- dis-countenance,
- throwing cold water on,
- dis-countenances,
- disadvised,
- dis-advised,
- talked out of,
- in disposed,
- talks out of,
- dis-advise,
- dis-inclining,
- dis countenancing,
- dis favoring,
- dis countenance,
- threw cold water on,
- in-disposed,
- talk out of,
- dis-courage,
- disadvises,
- dis-favoring,
- in-disposes,
- dis countenances,
- throw cold water on,
- dis-countenancing,
- dis favors,
- in-disposing,
- dis advising,
- talking out of,
- dis countenanced,
- turned aside,
- dis incline,
- dis advise,
- dis favor,
- dis-inclines,
- dis inclining,
- indisposes,
- dis-countenanced,
- in dispose,
- dis inclined,
- dis-favors.
- disunified,
- drave apart,
- with-drawing,
- dis-unify,
- putting the outs,
- dis-affects,
- dis unifying,
- with drawn,
- dis-unite,
- put on outs,
- with-drawn,
- puts outs,
- dis unite,
- dis-unified,
- disunify,
- dis unifies,
- putting on outs,
- disunifying,
- with drawing,
- dis unites,
- dis-uniting,
- with draw,
- made hostile,
- dis-united,
- dis-unites,
- dis unified,
- dis-affecting,
- makes hostile,
- dis affecting,
- sets odds,
- drove apart,
- make hostile,
- putting outs,
- dis affected,
- drive apart,
- aliened,
- dis unify,
- put on the outs,
- making hostile,
- driving apart,
- dis-affected,
- puts on outs,
- dis uniting,
- disunifies,
- puts on the outs,
- with-draw,
- put the outs,
- aliening,
- setting odds,
- sets at odds,
- dis affects,
- with-drew,
- setting at odds,
- set odds,
- dis united,
- putting on the outs,
- with draws,
- dis-unifying,
- with drew,
- dis affect,
- puts the outs,
- drives apart,
- dis-affect,
- put outs,
- set at odds,
- dis-unifies.
- declare illegal,
- fore-stalled,
- locked up,
- fore stalling,
- declared illegal,
- forbidding,
- fore-stalls,
- say no,
- forfending,
- locking up,
- fore-stalling,
- forfended,
- fore stall,
- puts chill on,
- locks up,
- Forfend,
- declaring illegal,
- said no,
- declares illegal,
- fore stalls,
- put the chill on,
- put chill on,
- puts the chill on,
- saying no,
- forfends,
- putting the chill on,
- inter dict,
- fore-stall,
- says no,
- putting chill on,
- fore stalled,
- inter-dict.
- de-fend,
- provides refuge,
- provided refuge,
- de fends,
- de fending,
- de-fending,
- de fended,
- de-fends,
- providing refuge,
- de fend,
- de-fended.
- goes underground,
- stowed away,
- lied low,
- shrouding,
- goes into hiding,
- Curtaining,
- stow away,
- putting out the way,
- lying low,
- Shrouded,
- go underground,
- lie low,
- not telling,
- dis-guises,
- going in to hiding,
- keeping secret,
- dis-guising,
- dis guise,
- keeps secret,
- put out way,
- stowing away,
- going into hiding,
- dis-guise,
- not give awayed,
- put out of the way,
- hole up,
- puts out the way,
- put out of way,
- dis guised,
- went in to hiding,
- not give awaying,
- went underground,
- kept secret,
- going underground,
- put out the way,
- went into hiding,
- not give away,
- puts out way,
- tucked away,
- tuck away,
- dis guising,
- not tells,
- secrete,
- puts out of way,
- not give aways,
- curtained,
- stows away,
- goes in to hiding,
- blots out,
- blotted out,
- puts out of the way,
- lies low,
- ensconce,
- taking cover,
- go into hiding,
- putting out of the way,
- go in to hiding,
- take cover,
- putting out of way,
- not told,
- took cover,
- takes cover,
- tucking away,
- dis-guised,
- dis guises,
- keep secret,
- tucks away,
- putting out way,
- not tell.
- keeping close,
- vised,
- Viseing,
- freezing to,
- staying put,
- freeze to,
- not let goes,
- kept close,
- not let go,
- staid put,
- stay put,
- keep close,
- keeping out,
- stays put,
- put a lock on,
- stayed put,
- freezes to,
- puts lock on,
- put lock on,
- corking up,
- palms,
- cork up,
- Viseed,
- Palmed,
- putting a lock on,
- corks up,
- Palming,
- putting lock on,
- vising,
- keeps out,
- froze to,
- keeps close,
- not let going,
- puts a lock on,
- not let went,
- corked up.
- out lawed,
- puts brakes,
- put brakes,
- sandbags,
- keep in,
- out-lawing,
- keeps in,
- puts on brakes,
- put on brakes,
- keeping in,
- sandbagged,
- out-lawed,
- sandbag,
- out lawing,
- kept in,
- putting on brakes,
- sandbagging,
- putting brakes,
- inhibits.
- de positing,
- pre served,
- deals in,
- de posited,
- de-positing,
- de-posit,
- dealing in,
- pre-serves,
- de posit,
- pre serve,
- de-posits,
- cares for,
- dealt in,
- pre-serve,
- pre-served,
- cared for,
- de-posited,
- pre serves,
- trades in,
- traded in,
- trade in,
- de posits,
- pre-serving,
- trading in,
- pre serving.
- ex cept,
- by-passing,
- by-passed,
- leave undone,
- letted go,
- xout,
- over-look,
- dis regarding,
- dis regards,
- left undone,
- over looked,
- dis-regarded,
- missing out,
- leaved undone,
- Overpassed,
- x-outs,
- misses out,
- by pass,
- over passing,
- lets slide,
- xouting,
- By-pass,
- xouted,
- dis regarded,
- blinking at,
- passed by,
- leaving undone,
- leaves undone,
- miss out,
- by passed,
- over pass,
- leaves out,
- ex-cept,
- x outing,
- dis-regarding,
- letting go,
- over look,
- by passes,
- let slide,
- dis regard,
- letting slide,
- by-passes,
- dis-regards,
- over passes,
- by passing,
- over-looking,
- over-looks,
- blink at,
- x outs,
- x-outed,
- over-pass,
- missed out,
- cast aside,
- Overpassing,
- over-passed,
- over looks,
- lets go,
- dis-regard,
- leaved out,
- overpast,
- casts aside,
- casting aside,
- letted slide,
- blinked at,
- xouts,
- over passed,
- over-passes,
- x-outing,
- over-passing,
- blinks at,
- x outed.
- being temperate,
- not do,
- art temperate,
- wert temperate,
- not did,
- was temperate,
- wast temperate,
- were temperate,
- is temperate,
- are temperate,
- be temperate,
- am temperate.
- dis according,
- dis-approving,
- not budging,
- re fusing,
- turned one's back on,
- dis accord,
- pro testing,
- gives thumbs down to,
- re fused,
- re-probates,
- turns from,
- turning one back on,
- re-fuses,
- re-probated,
- sets aside,
- dis-accord,
- dis approve,
- gave thumbs down to,
- not budgeting,
- makes excuses,
- re fuse,
- begging off,
- giving thumbs down to,
- refused receive,
- sending off,
- dis-accords,
- sending regrets,
- dis accords,
- dis-according,
- refuse receive,
- turned one back on,
- turns deaf ear to,
- turned deaf ear to,
- dis-approved,
- turn one back on,
- dis-sents,
- pro tested,
- turned ones back on,
- turning one's back on,
- sends regrets,
- sent off,
- re-probate,
- begs off,
- begged off,
- dis-approve,
- dis sent,
- turn ones back on,
- refused to receive,
- pro-tested,
- making excuses,
- turning from,
- turned from,
- made excuses,
- turning deaf ear to,
- re probating,
- sent regrets,
- dis accorded,
- refusing receive,
- re-fusing,
- not budged,
- refuses to receive,
- turns one back on,
- turning back on,
- turns ones back on,
- sends off,
- turns back on,
- dis approved,
- dis approves,
- refusing to receive,
- dis approving,
- not budges,
- re fuses,
- refuses receive,
- dis-accorded,
- re-fuse,
- dis-approves,
- not budgeted,
- dis sents,
- turning ones back on,
- turns one's back on,
- re-fused,
- not budgets,
- pro-testing,
- re probate,
- dis-sent.
- curb.
- re-serve,
- stores up,
- stored up,
- re serving,
- re serves,
- re-serves,
- re served,
- re-serving,
- storing up,
- re serve,
- re-served.
- re cognized,
- re tain,
- re cognize,
- handed onto,
- re-collecting,
- kept in mind,
- holds fast,
- re collect,
- re-calling,
- holding fast,
- re member,
- re members,
- re-call,
- handing onto,
- re-tain,
- retro-spects,
- re collecting,
- re calling,
- re membered,
- held fast,
- re collected,
- re-members,
- bear mind,
- retro spect,
- hands onto,
- keeps in mind,
- re-tains,
- kept possession,
- keeping possession,
- retro-spect,
- re collects,
- keeping mind,
- re cognizing,
- re calls,
- re-cognizing,
- keep mind,
- clung to,
- kept mind,
- retrospected,
- re-calls,
- retrospecting,
- retro spects,
- re-collected,
- re cognizes,
- keeps possession,
- re-member,
- clinging to,
- keeps mind,
- keeping in mind,
- re-cognized,
- re tains,
- re-called.
- de-frauds,
- Copped,
- broke into,
- defalcates,
- be reaves,
- dis-possess,
- Defalcating,
- heisted,
- de-spoil,
- de fraud,
- sticked up,
- defalcate,
- do out of,
- break into,
- broke in to,
- be-reaving,
- strongarm,
- copping,
- de-spoiling,
- burgled,
- embezzle,
- dis possessing,
- burgle,
- breaks in to,
- dis inherit,
- de frauds,
- burgling,
- be reave,
- heisting,
- de spoiled,
- dis-possesses,
- sticking up,
- de-falcate,
- de falcated,
- be reft,
- de spoil,
- be-reaves,
- stuck up,
- be-reaved,
- be reaving,
- de spoils,
- dis-inheriting,
- brake into,
- be-reave,
- de-spoils,
- break in to,
- dis-possessed,
- be-reft,
- de spoiling,
- Defalcated,
- dis inheriting,
- de-fraud,
- dis possess,
- dis-inherited,
- pro-moting,
- breaking in to,
- dis-possessing,
- dis possesses,
- burgles,
- dis-inherits,
- dis inherits,
- breaks into,
- de-spoiled,
- dis possessed,
- pro-motes,
- pro moting,
- sticks up,
- de falcate,
- dis inherited,
- breaking into,
- dis-inherit,
- de-falcated,
- strong arm,
- brake in to,
- pro-mote,
- be reaved.
- kept quiet,
- Secreted,
- stashes away,
- hides out,
- swept under rug,
- kept oneself,
- covers up,
- keeping under wraps,
- keep quiet,
- keep oneself,
- keeps quiet,
- sweeping under rug,
- stashed away,
- sweeps under rug,
- keeping to oneself,
- keeping quiet,
- keeps to oneself,
- kept under wraps,
- keep to oneself,
- keeps oneself,
- cover up,
- keep under wraps,
- covering up,
- hide out,
- kept to oneself,
- keeps under wraps,
- hid out,
- keeping oneself,
- covered up,
- hiding out,
- stash away,
- stashing away,
- sweep under rug,
- hided out.
- making ends meet,
- being mean with,
- cuts corners,
- was sparing,
- wert mean with,
- tightens belt,
- were mean with,
- wert sparing,
- rolling back,
- tightened one's belt,
- tightened ones belt,
- made ends meet,
- am mean with,
- makes ends meet,
- cutting corners,
- tightens one's belt,
- is sparing,
- tighten one belt,
- wast sparing,
- rolled back,
- tightening belt,
- tightened belt,
- tightened one belt,
- art mean with,
- tighten ones belt,
- tightening one's belt,
- were sparing,
- art sparing,
- tightening one belt,
- is mean with,
- was mean with,
- tightening ones belt,
- wast mean with,
- tightens one belt,
- being sparing,
- am sparing,
- tightens ones belt,
- are sparing,
- rolls back.
- rob.
- is parsimonious,
- de fines,
- de fining,
- de-fine,
- goes easy on,
- is stingy,
- penny pinch,
- was frugal,
- are stingy,
- being frugal,
- saves for rainy day,
- skimps on,
- art stingy,
- being parsimonious,
- were parsimonious,
- penny-pinched,
- being stingy,
- penny-pinches,
- are parsimonious,
- art frugal,
- wert parsimonious,
- de-fines,
- pennypinch,
- was stingy,
- wert stingy,
- wert frugal,
- wast stingy,
- de-fined,
- is frugal,
- de-fining,
- went easy on,
- pennypinches,
- was parsimonious,
- am stingy,
- wast parsimonious,
- pennypinched,
- were stingy,
- wast frugal,
- saving for rainy day,
- skimped on,
- are frugal,
- saved for rainy day,
- de fined,
- skimping on,
- penny pinched,
- art parsimonious,
- de fine,
- were frugal,
- penny pinches,
- am parsimonious.
- de-creasing,
- de ducted,
- de ducts,
- sub tract,
- taking from,
- re moved,
- sub-tracts,
- took from,
- de-ducted,
- dis counting,
- dis counts,
- de-creased,
- de crease,
- de-creases,
- de tract,
- re-move,
- de-crease,
- de-ducts,
- sub-tract,
- de-duct,
- dis-counted,
- de-tracts,
- dis counted,
- de creasing,
- de-tract,
- dis-counts,
- takes from,
- de duct,
- dis-counting,
- de tracts,
- re-moving,
- re move,
- sub tracts,
- re moving,
- de ducting,
- de creased,
- re-moves,
- de creases,
- de-ducting.
- cracks down on,
- over throws,
- cracking down on,
- Bottling,
- over-throws,
- beat down,
- bring to naught,
- over coming,
- over-powered,
- put an end to,
- over throw,
- over thrown,
- over-coming,
- Burking,
- put lid on,
- putting kibosh on,
- over powering,
- brought naught,
- over throwing,
- Burkes,
- over powered,
- put kibosh on,
- burke,
- puts end to,
- Suppressing,
- bring naught,
- puts an end to,
- brings to naught,
- beats down,
- putting end to,
- over powers,
- beating down,
- over comes,
- brought to naught,
- over-throwing,
- crack down on,
- Bottled,
- brings naught,
- sate on,
- over-powering,
- sits on,
- puts kibosh on,
- over-thrown,
- over come,
- bringing to naught,
- put end to,
- burked,
- bringing naught,
- cracked down on,
- over-throw,
- over-comes,
- over-power.
- laid on table,
- lay aside,
- laying aside,
- in-activates,
- puts on shelf,
- puts shelf,
- laid table,
- dis-continued,
- put ice,
- putting stop to,
- dis continuing,
- in-activate,
- putting back burner,
- lay the table,
- put on hold,
- lays aside,
- dis-continuing,
- hanging fire,
- hanged fire,
- puts ice,
- in activates,
- put stop to,
- puts the shelf,
- put the shelf,
- inactivated,
- puts on back burner,
- laying table,
- laid the table,
- putting on the shelf,
- dis continue,
- puts on the shelf,
- put on the shelf,
- dis continued,
- putting on back burner,
- in-activating,
- puts stop to,
- putting hold,
- put on shelf,
- put back burner,
- putting on ice,
- putting on hold,
- put hold,
- in activated,
- laying the table,
- puts a stop to,
- put a stop to,
- hung fire,
- lays table,
- putting shelf,
- puts on ice,
- putting ice,
- puts hold,
- laid aside,
- putting the shelf,
- puts back burner,
- suspended,
- lay on table,
- putting a stop to,
- hang fire,
- lay on the table,
- dis continues,
- laid on the table,
- dis-continue,
- put shelf,
- in activate,
- laying on the table,
- lays the table,
- inactivating,
- in activating,
- laying on table,
- hangs fire,
- dis-continues,
- in-activated,
- inactivates,
- put on back burner,
- lay table,
- lays on the table,
- lays on table,
- pinkslip,
- inactivate,
- putting on shelf.
Other synonyms:
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- omit.
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- forbear.
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- discourage,
- disallow,
- urge.
- Negativing,
- Tabooing,
- turn thumbs down,
- say no to,
- forsake,
- calling on,
- called on,
- Tabooed,
- call on,
- enjoin from,
- not buy,
- Negatived,
- veto,
- take exception to,
- taboo.
- not care to,
- turn deaf ear to,
- turns away,
- setting aside,
- not budget,
- turn away,
- send off,
- turn back on,
- not budge,
- Regretted,
- turning away,
- refuse to receive,
- make excuses,
- turned back on,
- Reprobated,
- turned away,
- beg off,
- Reprobating,
- send regrets,
- Refusing,
- turn from,
- give thumbs down to,
- turn one's back on.
- Husbanding,
- hand onto,
- Re-collect,
- hold fast,
- keep possession,
- keep in mind,
- clings to,
- cling to,
- Husbanded.
- pinching pennies,
- scants,
- tighten one's belt,
- scamping,
- Scanted,
- be mean with,
- be sparing,
- pinches pennies,
- cut corners,
- scamped,
- make ends meet,
- pinched pennies,
- pinch pennies,
- roll back,
- Scanting.
Paraphrases for Withhold:
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Forward Entailment
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Verb, base form
hold.
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Verb, base form
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Independent
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Verb, base form
abstain, accept, adjourn, cease, collect, conceal, decline, deduct, defer, deny, deprive, detain, disapprove, discontinue, disguise, exclude, freeze, freezing, halt, hide, interrupt, keep, lift, memorize, negate, overshadow, postpone, refrain, refuse, reject, remove, restrain, retain, revoke, stop, suspend, terminate, uphold, waive, Hid.
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Verb, base form
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Other Related
Hypernym for Withhold:
v.
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possession
freeze, block, immobilise, keep to oneself, deny, deprive, reserve, immobilize.
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possession
Hyponym for Withhold:
Word of the Day
take a leaf out of someones book
- Synonyms:
- emulate.
