Withholding Synonyms and Antonyms

To be unwilling to grant
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. refusing
  2. disallowing
  3. denying
Keep back
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. refraining
  2. keeping
  3. forbearing
  4. abstaining
Antonyms:
  1. releasing
Income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. withholding tax

Words Related to Withholding

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Withholding Sentence Examples

  • The Romans in return restored central Greece to the league, but by withholding its former Thessalian possessions excited its deep resentment.

  • It was hard to say whether Alex was withholding facts so she couldn't contest his decisions or simply because he thought she did not need to know.

  • By withholding the tribute which Irene had agreed to pay to Harun al-Rashid, Nicephorus committed himself to a war with the Saracens.

  • Against this state of things the crafts rebelled, alleging mismanagement, malversation and the withholding of justice.

  • Congress has the privilege of giving or withholding its confidence in the acts of the government.

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