All withhold synonyms

verb withhold

• dummy up — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
• hold down — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• hold out — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• hold out on — to delay in or keep from telling (a person) some new or important information
• keep to oneself — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
• keep under wraps — not reveal
• sit on — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
• hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
• keep back — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
• refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
• deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
• suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
• reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
• conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
• deduct — When you deduct an amount from a total, you subtract it from the total.
• detain — When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
• hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
• keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
• resist — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
• retain — to keep possession of.
• abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
• bridle — A bridle is a set of straps that is put around a horse's head and mouth so that the person riding or driving the horse can control it.
• cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• constrain — To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
• curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
• disallow — to refuse to allow; reject; veto: to disallow a claim for compensation.
• hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• inhibit — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
• kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
• refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
• repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
• restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
• spike — an ear, as of wheat or other grain.
• clam up — If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.