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

Every ton China withholds is a ton removed from the market, driving up prices.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 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

For most taxpayers, their employer withholds taxes in every paycheck, with the majority due a tax refund for having overpaid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

"I thought about resigning. But I need this money," said 48-year-old bus driver David, who withholds his surname for fear of reprisal.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025

It is simply from care for their health that he withholds so unsound a document from his Bishops.

From Letters From Rome on the Council by Johann Joseph Ignaz von D?llinger