withholding
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Synonyms:
restraining, confining, checking, prohibiting, restricting, hindering, limiting, deterring, coercive, curbing, muzzling, bridling, holding back, reserving
Antonyms:
open Collocations, liberating, freeing, unbinding, lifting, encouraging Collocations, stimulating, easing, loosening
withhold
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Sense: Verb: conceal
Synonyms:
conceal Collocations, hold back, keep back, keep Collocations, keep sth in reserve, reserve Collocations, hide Collocations, deny Collocations, retain Collocations, keep buttoned up , do not give away, sit on
Sense: Verb: suppress
Synonyms:
suppress Collocations, check Collocations, resist Collocations, hold back, hold in, hold sth in check, keep sth in check, arrest Collocations, hold out, keep sth at bay, rein in
Sense: Verb: refrain - followed by 'from'
Synonyms:
refrain from, stop yourself from, abstain from, forgo, keep from, forbear from