Definition for Withholding:

• the act of deducting ( taxes) from an employee's salary

Synonyms for Withholding:

• adj.

  •restraining (adjective)
  • restrictive,
  • confining,
  • Deterring,
  • curbing,
  • Prohibiting,
  • hindering.
  •retaining (adjective)
  • Having,
  • Suppressing.
  •suppressive (adjective)
  • covering up.

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • withholding.
  •custody (noun)
  • retention.
  •deprivation (noun)
  • dis possession,
  • divestments,
  • dis advantages,
  • with-holding,
  • with-holdings,
  • dis-possessions,
  • dis-advantages,
  • de-privations,
  • dis-possession,
  • dis advantage,
  • de privations,
  • de-privation,
  • dis possessions,
  • dis tresses,
  • dis-tresses,
  • dis-tress,
  • with holding,
  • de privation,
  • dis-advantage,
  • dis tress,
  • with holdings.
  •detention (noun)
  • holding pens,
  • time the river,
  • de lays,
  • time up river,
  • de lay,
  • keeping ins,
  • de-lay,
  • time river,
  • holding backs,
  • arrestations,
  • immurements,
  • de-lays.
  •estrangement (noun)
  • dis affection,
  • break-ups,
  • dis association,
  • dis unity,
  • dis associations,
  • dis-affection,
  • dis-affections,
  • dis-association,
  • antagonization,
  • break ups,
  • antagonizations,
  • disassociations,
  • dis affections,
  • dis-associations,
  • dis-unity.
  •refusal (noun)
  • disavowals,
  • non-compliance,
  • turndown,
  • refutation,
  • renouncements,
  • forbiddings,
  • NOS,
  • renouncement,
  • non-acceptance,
  • nonconsent,
  • enjoinment,
  • disavowal,
  • non-consent,
  • nonacceptance,
  • refusal,
  • knockback.
  •reservation (noun)
  • exclusive possessions,
  • be speakings,
  • re striction,
  • re strictions,
  • be-speaking,
  • bespeakings,
  • retainings,
  • be-speakings,
  • retainments,
  • re-strictions,
  • re-striction,
  • setting asides,
  • be speaking.
  •restraint (noun)
  • self-discipline,
  • self-government.
  •withholding (noun)
  • withholding tax.

• v.

  •restraining (verb)
  • restricting,
  • coercive,
  • Bridling,
  • Checking,
  • Muzzling,
  • limiting.
  •withdrawing (verb)
  • recalling,
  • Reserving,
  • Revoking,
  • Retracting,
  • Recanting,
  • keeping,
  • holding,
  • withdrawing.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • abstinence,
  • restraint.

Paraphrases for Withholding:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    holding, hold, holds.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    holding, hold, holds.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    holding.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    forfeitures, withheld, CDS, retention, deducted, retaining, Restraining.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    withheld, withdrawal, hiding, Refusing, retention, withdrawing, non-disclosure, suspension, Suspending, winning, self-restraint, refusal, deprivation, blocking, gating, containment, deference, freezing, deducted, suspend, reportable, tie-down, trapping, Non-payment, cover-up, derogation, Restraining.
  • Verb, past tense
    seized.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Discontinuing, disclosing, Terminating, Revoking, Dismissing, Deferring, Depriving, Deducting, Detaining, Rejecting, Ignoring, retiring, Adopting, declining, opting, negating, concealing, Utilizing, prevention, communicating, Obstructing, seizing, acquiring, Neglecting, Prolonging, Resisting, accepting, Selecting, Renouncing, drawing, dropping, Considering, deciding, banning, starving, pending, Noting, stripping, Maintaining, retreating, stalling, differing, Preventing, Staying, impounding, Sacrificing, Disguising, challenging, Robbing, binding, Choosing, Reserving, Obscuring, sealing, remaining, Attracting, giving, focusing, Requesting, keeping, masking, passing, barring, taking, remembering, hiding, Refusing, retention, Suspending, winning, blocking, freezing, retaining, trapping, Restraining.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    concealment.
  • Proper noun, singular
    deduction, deductions, restraint.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    concealment, denial, impoundment, deduction, sequestration, forfeiture, payroll, confiscation, restraint, withdraw.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Disallowing, engaging, withdrawing.

Withholding Sentence Examples:

• He did not credit what he had been told, but the fact remained that Weevil had increased his suspicions by withholding what he knew.

• In as few words as possible, Mr. Hastings told what he knew of her history since his sister saw her last, withholding not even the story of his own strange fancy for Eugenia.

Hyponym for Withholding:

• n.

  • act
    deduction, retention, subtraction, keeping, holding.