Antonyms for withholds
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : with-hohld, with- |
Phonetic Transcription : wɪθˈhoʊld, wɪð- |
Definition of withholds
Origin :- c.1200, from with- "back, away" (see with) + holden "to hold" (see hold (v.)); probably a loan-translation of Latin retinere "to withhold." Related: Withheld; withholding. Past participle form withholden was still used 19c.
- verb keep back
- The Medium, nevertheless, withholds from him the secret of her art.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- I thank St. Joseph for what he gives, and for what he withholds; yea, for what he takes away!
- Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby
- Belief that though he withholds awhile, he loves to be asked; and 5.
- Extract from : « The Parables of Our Lord » by William Arnot
- It gives or withholds the majority, but its mission is not to conquer it.
- Extract from : « Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time » by Franois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
- I shall be content alike with what He appoints or withholds.
- Extract from : « The Mind of Jesus » by John R. Macduff
- Sandy conceals another name, which he withholds from Red Gulch.
- Extract from : « Two Men of Sandy Bar » by Bret Harte
- Balthazar gives him time till the morrow, and until then withholds his anathema.
- Extract from : « The Complete Opera Book » by Gustav Kobb
- Does Montezuma believe the Sun would tell me what it withholds from its child?
- Extract from : « The Fair God » by Lew Wallace
- Till then it were better to rest, for the night withholds the knowledge.
- Extract from : « The Lady of North Star » by Ottwell J. Binns
- He is an oriental who showers favors or withholds them just as his pleasure dictates.
- Extract from : « The Bible Unveiled » by M. M. Mangasarian
Synonyms for withholds
- abstain
- bridle
- check
- clam up
- conceal
- constrain
- curb
- deduct
- deny
- detain
- disallow
- dummy up
- hide
- hold
- hold back
- hold down
- hold out
- hold out on
- inhibit
- keep
- keep secret
- keep to oneself
- keep under one's hat
- keep under wraps
- kill
- refrain
- refuse
- repress
- reserve
- resist
- restrain
- retain
- sit on
- spike
- stop oneself
- suppress
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