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- pronunciation:
- wIth
hold
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Builder, Word Parts
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
withholds, withholding, withheld |
definition 1: |
to hold back; control.
She withheld her anger.- synonyms:
- control, hold, restrain
- similar words:
- arrest, bottle up, bridle, check, contain, curb, prevent, smother, swallow
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definition 2: |
to refuse to give.
They withheld his pay until he returned his uniform.
- synonyms:
- deny, retain
- antonyms:
- accord, provide, surrender, yield
- similar words:
- block, conceal, deprive, hush up, keep, refuse, reserve
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related words: |
hold out, save, spare |
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derivation: |
withholder (n.) |
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