Synonyms of withheld

withheld 1 of 2

adjective

as in suppressed

Related Words

• suppressed
• reserved
• concealed
• revoked
• repressed
• stifled
• personal
• retracted
• silenced
• intimate
• surreptitious
• undisclosed
• clandestine
• recanted
• classified
• undercover
• covert
• underhanded
• collusive
• confidential
• conspiratorial
• underhand
• unannounced
• unadvertised
• private
• privy
• secret

Dissimilar Words

• public
• open
• general
• popular
• unclassified
• nonclassified
• well-known

withheld

2 of 2

verb

past tense of withhold

1

as in denied

to be unwilling to grant

must withhold official approval until all the proper forms have been submitted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• denied
• refused
• rejected
• declined
• disallowed
• disapproved
• forbade
• prohibited
• restricted
• vetoed
• kept
• nixed
• reprobated
• proscribed
• banned
• enjoined
• negatived
• spurned
• rebuffed
• restrained
• checked
• held
• hindered
• constrained
• repelled
• repressed
• curbed
• impeded
• obstructed
• balked (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• granted
• provided
• permitted
• allowed
• supplied
• conceded
• let
• furnished
• afforded
• gave
• authorized
• licensed
• agreed (to)
• commissioned
• acquiesced
• warranted
• consented (to)
• accorded
• sanctioned
• OK'd
• acceded (to)
• assented (to)
• vouchsafed

2

as in retained

to continue to have in one's possession or power

withhold some money for your own expenses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• retained
• kept
• held
• preserved
• possessed
• reserved
• saved
• had
• protected
• guarded
• held on to
• enjoyed
• owned
• conserved
• hung on to
• boasted
• ruled
• controlled
• managed
• detained
• directed
• bore
• clung (to)
• cherished
• commanded
• hugged
• harbored
• treasured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• released
• surrendered
• yielded
• abandoned
• dropped
• gave
• contributed
• relinquished
• gave up
• ceded
• donated
• rejected
• discarded
• handed over
• dumped
• declined
• lost
• repudiated
• handed out
• spurned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of withheld

Adjective

The withheld funding supports election monitoring, independent media and other pro-democracy programs abroad. — Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025

Verb

The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, which operates the coroner service, said Friday the sections of the reports concerning victims’ body conditions were withheld to protect their families’ right to privacy. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Pederson asked that his son's name be withheld to discuss details of his medical condition. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026

Murrill did not, however, address the fact that the court vacated the deal because prosecutors intentionally withheld key information, according to court records. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026

Trump withheld his signature from the housing bill for the same reason. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Out-of-State Payroll Taxes – Taxes from other states that must be withheld from an employer’s workers’ pay when the employee lives in a different state than where the employer’s company is located. — Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Brazil has withheld approval for Perez, who currently serves as Republican speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and is a close ally of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, preventing him from taking up the post. — Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

That’s because the IRS considers this withheld money as government property. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin, the release said. — Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2026