" withholding "

1: to be unwilling to grant;

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  declining,

•  denying,

•  disallowing,

•  disapproving,

•  negativing,

•  nixing,

•  refusing,

•  rejecting,

•  reprobating

•  Antonyms : 

•  allowing,

•  conceding,

•  granting,

•  letting,

•  OK'ing,

•  permitting

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

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  holding,

•  keeping,

•  reserving,

•  retaining

•  Antonyms : 

•  giving up,

•  handing over,

•  releasing,

•  relinquishing,

•  surrendering,

•  yielding

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)

1: as in property tax, income tax;

•  Synonyms : 

•  capitation,

•  custom(s),

•  excise,

•  hidden tax,

•  income tax,

•  poll tax,

•  property tax,

•  sales tax,

•  single tax,

•  sin tax,

•  tariff,

•  toll,

•  tribute,

•  value-added tax,

•  assessment,

•  duty,

•  imposition,

•  impost,

•  levy,

•  tax,

•  direct tax,

•  personal tax,

•  supertax,

•  surcharge,

•  surtax,

•  death tax,

•  estate tax,

•  inheritance tax,

•  flat tax,

•  proportional tax

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in property taxes, income taxes;

•  Synonyms : 

•  capitations,

•  customs,

•  excises,

•  hidden taxes,

•  income taxes,

•  poll taxes,

•  property taxes,

•  sales taxes,

•  single taxes,

•  sin taxes,

•  tariffs,

•  tolls,

•  tributes,

•  value-added taxes,

•  assessments,

•  duties,

•  impositions,

•  imposts,

•  levies,

•  taxes,

•  direct taxes,

•  personal taxes,

•  supertaxes,

•  surcharges,

•  surtaxes,

•  death taxes,

•  estate taxes,

•  inheritance taxes,

•  flat taxes,

•  proportional taxes

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)