" withheld "

1: as in suppressed, concealed;

•  Synonyms : 

•  concealed,

•  repressed,

•  reserved,

•  silenced,

•  stifled,

•  suppressed,

•  intimate,

•  personal,

•  recanted,

•  retracted,

•  revoked,

•  surreptitious,

•  undercover,

•  underhand,

•  underhanded,

•  clandestine,

•  collusive,

•  conspiratorial,

•  covert,

•  unadvertised,

•  unannounced,

•  undisclosed,

•  classified,

•  confidential,

•  private,

•  privy,

•  secret

•  Antonyms : 

•  open,

•  public,

•  general,

•  popular,

•  nonclassified,

•  unclassified,

•  well-known

1: to be unwilling to grant;

  * e.g., " ... must withhold official approval until all the proper forms have been submitted "

•  Synonyms : 

•  declined,

•  denied,

•  disallowed,

•  disapproved,

•  negatived,

•  nixed,

•  refused,

•  rejected,

•  reprobated

•  Antonyms : 

•  allowed,

•  conceded,

•  granted,

•  let,

•  OK'd,

•  permitted

2: to continue to have in one's possession or power;

  * e.g., " ... withhold some money for your own expenses "

•  Synonyms : 

•  held,

•  kept,

•  reserved,

•  retained

•  Antonyms : 

•  gave up,

•  handed over,

•  released,

•  relinquished,

•  surrendered,

•  yielded

1: to be unwilling to grant;

  * e.g., " ... must withhold official approval until all the proper forms have been submitted "

•  Synonyms : 

•  decline,

•  deny,

•  disallow,

•  disapprove,

•  negative,

•  nix,

•  refuse,

•  reject,

•  reprobate

•  Antonyms : 

•  allow,

•  concede,

•  grant,

•  let,

•  OK,

•  permit

2: to continue to have in one's possession or power;

  * e.g., " ... withhold some money for your own expenses "

•  Synonyms : 

•  hold,

•  keep,

•  reserve,

•  retain

•  Antonyms : 

•  give up,

•  hand over,

•  release,

•  relinquish,

•  surrender,

•  yield

1: to resist the temptation of;

  * e.g., " ... please see if you can withhold from criticizing every little thing she says "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abjure,

•  abstain (from),

•  forbear,

•  forgo,

•  keep (from),

•  refrain (from)

•  Antonyms : 

•  bow (to),

•  give in (to),

•  submit (to),

•  succumb (to),

•  surrender (to),

•  yield (to)