Synonyms for Withholds:

• v.

  •abstain (verb)
  • decline,
  • sit on one's hands,
  • pass,
  • cease,
  • pass up,
  • forbear,
  • stop,
  • abnegate,
  • renounce,
  • fence-sit,
  • sit on the fence,
  • starve,
  • fast,
  • keep from,
  • give up,
  • avoid,
  • give the go by,
  • abjure,
  • deny oneself,
  • take the pledge,
  • sit out,
  • evade,
  • eschew,
  • go on the wagon,
  • shun,
  • spurn,
  • forgo,
  • withhold,
  • quit,
  • do without,
  • take the cure.
  •bridle (verb)
  • keep in check,
  • control,
  • moderate,
  • rule,
  • subdue,
  • master,
  • govern.
  •censor (verb)
  • blue-pencil,
  • abridge,
  • expurgate,
  • launder,
  • sanitize,
  • review,
  • scissor out,
  • purify,
  • decontaminate,
  • inspect,
  • cut,
  • supervise communications,
  • bleep,
  • oversee,
  • bleach,
  • cork,
  • bowdlerize,
  • sterilize,
  • prevent publication,
  • narrow,
  • refuse transmission,
  • revile,
  • examine,
  • squelch,
  • strike out,
  • criticize,
  • Exscind,
  • clean up,
  • blacklist,
  • delete,
  • restrict,
  • excise,
  • put the lid on,
  • purge,
  • black out,
  • edit,
  • drop the iron curtain.
  •check (verb)
  • keep back,
  • retard,
  • counteract,
  • preclude,
  • discourage,
  • bit,
  • circumvent,
  • limit,
  • harness,
  • delay,
  • pause,
  • halt,
  • terminate,
  • choke,
  • checkmate,
  • impede,
  • thwart,
  • rebuff,
  • bottleneck,
  • obstruct,
  • reduce,
  • repulse,
  • frustrate,
  • hold in,
  • baffle,
  • cut short,
  • interrupt,
  • prevent,
  • tame,
  • play for time,
  • arrest,
  • obviate,
  • slacken pace,
  • snub,
  • stay,
  • neutralize,
  • foil,
  • rein in,
  • slow down,
  • bar,
  • nip in the bud.
  •constrain (verb)
  • shotgun,
  • imprison,
  • ban,
  • hog-tie,
  • stifle,
  • immure,
  • deprive,
  • intern,
  • incarcerate,
  • confine,
  • compel,
  • urge,
  • put half nelson on,
  • jail,
  • oblige,
  • chain,
  • bottle up,
  • necessitate,
  • pressure,
  • drive,
  • make,
  • constrict,
  • keep lid on,
  • concuss,
  • pressurize,
  • coerce,
  • cool off,
  • hem in,
  • bind,
  • impel.
  •curb (verb)
  • cool down,
  • tie,
  • clog,
  • Entrammel,
  • manacle,
  • hobble,
  • fetter,
  • muzzle,
  • hinder,
  • bring to screeching halt,
  • scrub,
  • contain,
  • hamper,
  • leash,
  • keep tight rein on,
  • send up,
  • shackle,
  • tie up,
  • box in.
  •delay (verb)
  • dilly-dally,
  • remand,
  • protract,
  • lag,
  • lay over,
  • block,
  • procrastinate,
  • encumber,
  • prorogue,
  • linger,
  • suspend,
  • hold over,
  • slacken,
  • intermit,
  • stall,
  • deter,
  • loiter,
  • drag,
  • interfere,
  • temporize,
  • filibuster,
  • tarry,
  • prolong,
  • shelve,
  • put off,
  • table,
  • adjourn,
  • postpone,
  • dawdle,
  • gain time,
  • bide time,
  • defer,
  • stave off.
  •deny (verb)
  • disavow,
  • begrudge,
  • gainsay,
  • negative,
  • revoke,
  • reject,
  • enjoin from,
  • recant,
  • disprove,
  • negate,
  • disown,
  • say no to,
  • controvert,
  • oppose,
  • contravene,
  • disclaim,
  • disbelieve,
  • taboo,
  • not buy,
  • nullify,
  • take exception to,
  • repudiate,
  • forbid,
  • sacrifice,
  • turn down,
  • discredit,
  • turn thumbs down,
  • discard,
  • contradict,
  • doubt,
  • refute,
  • forsake,
  • veto,
  • rebut,
  • call on,
  • exclude,
  • Disacknowledge.
  •detain (verb)
  • hang up,
  • slow up,
  • decelerate,
  • apprehend,
  • mire,
  • buttonhole,
  • hold up,
  • put away,
  • pull in,
  • pick up,
  • run in,
  • bust,
  • set back,
  • bog down,
  • nab.
  •withdraws (verb)
  • Recalls,
  • keeps,
  • revokes,
  • retracts,
  • reserves,
  • suppresses,
  • holds,
  • recants,
  • retains,
  • withdraws.
  •withhold (verb)
  • constrain,
  • curb,
  • hold out on,
  • clam up,
  • sit on,
  • dummy up,
  • keep secret,
  • hold out,
  • disallow,
  • stop oneself,
  • hold back,
  • inhibit,
  • resist,
  • spike,
  • keep to oneself,
  • conceal,
  • hold down,
  • bridle,
  • kill,
  • keep under wraps,
  • keep under one's hat,
  • hide,
  • repress,
  • reserve.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words (noun):
  • refrain,
  • smothers,
  • freezes,
  • grudges,
  • curbs,
  • retain,
  • deducts,
  • refrains,
  • hides,
  • check,
  • keeps close,
  • forbears,
  • restrains,
  • arrests,
  • detains,
  • keep,
  • subtract,
  • docks,
  • abstains,
  • refuse,
  • Delays,
  • suppress,
  • crimps,
  • holds up,
  • subtracts,
  • suspends,
  • abstain,
  • keeps back,
  • deduct,
  • blocks,
  • pinches,
  • deny,
  • restrain,
  • withholder,
  • Stifles,
  • inhibits,
  • bridles,
  • limits,
  • hinders,
  • stints,
  • refuses,
  • checks,
  • recoups,
  • screws,
  • hold,
  • stops,
  • gripes,
  • detain.

Paraphrases for Withholds:

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    holds.

• Independent

  • Noun, plural
    blocks, bans.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    stops, deducts, Denies, detains, refuses, rejects, adopts, restrains, catches, negates, identifies, receives, initiates, accepts, retains, selects, employs, completes, executes, conducts, Affixes, incurs, connects, prevents, undertakes, refers, contests, chooses, captures, preserves, attracts, keeps, finds, performs, secures, gets, remembers, makes.

• Other Related

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    engages.

Antonyms for Withholds:

• v.

  • abstain
    use, indulge.
  • bridle
    set free.
  • censor
    approve, endorse, sanction, allow, permit.
  • check
    assist, expedite, liberate, aid, help.
  • constrain
    free.
  • curb
    foster, encourage.
  • delay
    speed, advance, hasten, hurry, rush, further, dispatch.
  • deny
    acknowledge, confess, agree, affirm, accede, go along, concede, grant, corroborate, admit.
  • withhold
    release, let go.