Meaning & use
withheld
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Held back or refused to give something, such as information, payment, or consent.
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The company withheld the employee's bonus pending a review.
She withheld her opinion until everyone else had spoken.
A note on using this word
Past tense and past participle of the verb 'withhold'; commonly used in reference to taxes, information, or consent.
Words with a similar meaning
retainedsuppressedheld back
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Words with an opposite meaning
granteddisclosed
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