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hold back
(Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school
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  1. (Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school
  2. (Idiomatic) to act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power
hold out
(Idiomatic, usually with on) To withhold something.
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  1. (Idiomatic, usually with on) To withhold something.
  2. (Idiomatic, often with for) To wait, or refuse in hopes of getting something better (from a negotiation, etc.)
  3. To hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
reserve
To keep back; to retain.
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  1. To keep back; to retain.
  2. To keep or secure for oneself; retain:
  3. To keep in store for future or special use.
keep
To save; reserve:
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  1. To save; reserve:
  2. To manage, tend, or have charge of:
  3. To celebrate; observe:
abstain
To refrain from voting:
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  1. To refrain from voting:
  2. To hold oneself back; voluntarily do without; refrain (from)
  3. To keep oneself from doing, engaging in, or partaking of something; refrain:
forbear
To refrain from; avoid or cease (doing, saying, etc.)
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  1. To refrain from; avoid or cease (doing, saying, etc.)
  2. To keep oneself from doing something; hold back; refrain:
  3. To keep oneself in check; control oneself under provocation
hold off
(Idiomatic, intransitive) To delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).
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  1. (Idiomatic, intransitive) To delay commencing an action (until some specified time or event has passed).
  2. (Idiomatic) To delay someone or something temporarily; to keep at bay.
keep
To save; reserve:
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  1. To save; reserve:
  2. To manage, tend, or have charge of:
  3. To celebrate; observe:
refrain
(Archaic) To hold back; curb
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  1. (Archaic) To hold back; curb
  2. To hold back; keep oneself (from doing something); forbear
hold
To have or keep within itself; have room or space for; contain
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  1. To have or keep within itself; have room or space for; contain
  2. To keep in custody:
  3. To keep from advancing or attacking
hold back
(Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school
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  1. (Idiomatic) to delay, especially in school
  2. (Idiomatic) to act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power
keep
To save; reserve:
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  1. To save; reserve:
  2. To maintain for use or service:
  3. To continue to do:
keep back
To restrict or restrain
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  1. To restrict or restrain
  2. To prevent (a pupil) to advance in a course
  3. To hold back, refuse to give or share
reserve
To keep back; to retain.
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  1. To keep back; to retain.
  2. To keep or secure for oneself; retain:
  3. To keep in store for future or special use.
retain
To keep in a fixed state or condition
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  1. To keep in a fixed state or condition
  2. To keep in mind
  3. To hold or keep in possession
deny
To refuse to believe; reject:
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  1. To refuse to believe; reject:
  2. To give a refusal to; turn down or away:
  3. To refuse to acknowledge as one's own; disown; repudiate
disallow
To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
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  1. To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
  2. To refuse to allow; reject as untrue, invalid, or illegal
refuse
To decline to grant the request of (a person)
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  1. To decline to grant the request of (a person)
  2. To indicate unwillingness (to do something):
  3. To indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow:
turn down
(Idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
  2. (Idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction.
  3. (Idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
Find another word for withhold. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for withhold, like: hold back, hold out, reserve, keep, delay, deny, abstain, forbear, hold off, keep and refrain.

Sentence Examples

  • The sun seemed to withhold its light and warmth from him.

  • Now I would muddy the waters even more by contacting Daniel Brennan, another fact I planned to withhold from all but my wife.

  • Priests of the Society are given the option of either joining other orders or remaining as secular clergy, under obedience to the ordinaries, who are empowered to grant or withhold from them licences to hear confessions.

  • To receive the pilgrim and supply him with alms was always considered the duty of every Christian: Charlemagne, indeed, made it a legal obligation to withhold neither roof, hearth, nor fire from them (Admon.

  • It is impossible for any one with whom Helen is conversing to be particularly happy or sad, and withhold the knowledge of this fact from her.

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