English

Detailed Synonyms for withhold in English

withhold:

to withhold verb (withholds, withheld, withholding)

  1. to withhold
    to withhold; to swallow; to keep back; to stay calm
  2. to withhold
    to suppress; to revoke; to withhold; to subdue; to retract; keep in control; to recant; to keep back; to pulverize; to take back; to rub fine; to crush; to pulverise
    • suppress verb (suppresss, suppressed, suppressing)
    • revoke verb (revokes, revoked, revoking)
    • withhold verb (withholds, withheld, withholding)
    • subdue verb (subdues, subdued, subdueing)
    • retract verb (retracts, retracted, retracting)
    • recant verb (recants, recanted, recanting)
    • keep back verb (keeps back, kept back, keeping back)
    • pulverize verb, American (pulverizes, pulverized, pulverizing)
    • take back verb (takes back, took back, taking back)
    • rub fine verb (rubs fine, rubbed fine, rubbing fine)
    • crush verb (crushes, crushed, crushing)
    • pulverise verb, British
  3. to withhold
    – hold back; refuse to hand over or share 1
    to withhold; to keep back
    – hold back; refuse to hand over or share 1
    • withhold verb (withholds, withheld, withholding)
      • The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room1
    • keep back verb (keeps back, kept back, keeping back)
  4. to withhold
    – retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments 1
    to deduct; to withhold; to recoup
    – retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments 1
    • deduct verb (deducts, deducted, deducting)
    • withhold verb (withholds, withheld, withholding)
      • My employer is withholding taxes1
    • recoup verb (recoups, recouped, recouping)

Conjugations for withhold:

present
  1. withhold
  2. withhold
  3. withholds
  4. withhold
  5. withhold
  6. withhold
simple past
  1. withheld
  2. withheld
  3. withheld
  4. withheld
  5. withheld
  6. withheld
present perfect
  1. have withheld
  2. have withheld
  3. has withheld
  4. have withheld
  5. have withheld
  6. have withheld
past continuous
  1. was withholding
  2. were withholding
  3. was withholding
  4. were withholding
  5. were withholding
  6. were withholding
future
  1. shall withhold
  2. will withhold
  3. will withhold
  4. shall withhold
  5. will withhold
  6. will withhold
continuous present
  1. am withholding
  2. are withholding
  3. is withholding
  4. are withholding
  5. are withholding
  6. are withholding
subjunctive
  1. be withheld
  2. be withheld
  3. be withheld
  4. be withheld
  5. be withheld
  6. be withheld
diverse
  1. withhold!
  2. let's withhold!
  3. withheld
  4. withholding
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

withhold

  1. withhold

Related Words for "withhold":

  • withholding

Alternate Synonyms for "withhold":


Related Definitions for "withhold":

  1. hold back; refuse to hand over or share1
    • The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room1
  2. retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments1
    • My employer is withholding taxes1