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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

DeepSeek withholds latest AI model from U.S. chip makers including Nvidia, sources say.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 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

The late director Sydney Pollack, a frequent Redford collaborator, explained his allure this way: “Bob is a minimalist; he withholds, he never seduces his audience but makes them come to him.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

But he entirely overlooks the fact that if one withholds copper or one withholds tin it is no longer bronze.

From The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage by Angell, Norman