Synonyms of withholds (from)

withholds (from)

verb

present tense third-person singular of withhold (from)

as in keeps (from)

to resist the temptation of

please see if you can withhold from criticizing every little thing she says

Synonyms & Similar Words

• keeps (from)
• avoids
• refrains (from)
• abstains (from)
• denies
• forgoes
• abjures
• refuses
• shuns
• eschews
• forbears
• curbs
• inhibits
• constrains
• checks
• rejects
• combats
• repudiates
• fights
• bucks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• yields (to)
• submits (to)
• surrenders (to)
• gives in (to)
• succumbs (to)
• bows (to)
• concedes (to)
• acquiesces (to)
• knuckles under (to)
• capitulates