Synonyms of withheld

withheld 1 of 2

adjective

as in suppressed

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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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
• negatived
• nixed
• kept
• reprobated
• proscribed
• banned
• enjoined
• spurned
• rebuffed
• restrained
• held
• checked
• hindered
• constrained
• repelled
• repressed
• curbed
• impeded
• forbad
• obstructed
• balked (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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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

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

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