withholds

VERB

keep back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conceal deduct deny detain hide keep refuse resist retain suppress

STRONG

abstain bridle check constrain curb disallow hold inhibit kill refrain repress reserve restrain spike

WEAK

clam up dummy up hold back hold down hold out hold out on keep secret keep to oneself keep under one's hat keep under wraps sit on stop oneself

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow disclose divulge expose free go along grant lay bare let go let out open release reveal show tell uncover

STRONG

aid assist help indulge liberate permit use

Example Sentences

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withholds

If you’re under the full retirement age for all of 2026, you can earn $24,480 before Social Security withholds benefits.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

If you start claiming in the months before your birth month for full retirement age, then Social Security withholds $1 for every $3 you earn over $65,160, a somewhat less restrictive policy.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

“Today, the court holds that one exception — the postal exception — prevents individuals from recovering for injuries based on a postal employee’s intentional misconduct, including when an employee maliciously withholds their mail,” Sotomayor wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

To satisfy the taxes, the company withholds a certain number of shares from the employee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

You would ask how I fell from my high estate, and politeness withholds the question.

From Glories of Spain by Charles W. (William) Wood

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