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

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.