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withhold

hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"

retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

Synonyms:

• abstain,
• abstain from,
• arrest,
• avoid,
• begrudge,
• bit,
• bosom,
• bridle,
• check,
• classify,
• close the hand,
• conceal,
• conserve,
• constrain,
• contain,
• control,
• cool,
• cool off,
• curb,
• curtail,
• decelerate,
• deny,
• detain,
• disallow,
• do without,
• dompt,
• enjoin,
• eschew,
• file and forget,
• forbear,
• forgo,
• govern,
• grudge,
• guard,
• hinder,
• hold,
• hold aloof from,
• hold at bay,
• hold back,
• hold down,
• hold fast,
• hold in,
• hold in check,
• hold in leash,
• hold out on,
• hold up,
• husband,
• in petto,
• inhibit,
• keep,
• keep back,
• keep between us,
• keep buttoned up,
• keep by one,
• keep close,
• keep dark,
• keep from,
• keep in,
• keep in check,
• keep in ignorance,
• keep in reserve,
• keep in store,
• keep mum,
• keep on hand,
• keep out,
• keep secret,
• keep snug,
• keep under control,
• keep under wraps,
• lay by,
• lay under restraint,
• let alone,
• let go by,
• make no sign,
• never let on,
• never touch,
• not give away,
• not tell,
• not touch,
• pass up,
• play dumb,
• preserve,
• prohibit,
• pull,
• pull in,
• put apart,
• put aside,
• put by,
• refrain,
• refrain from,
• refuse,
• rein,
• rein in,
• reserve,
• restrain,
• retain,
• retard,
• retrench,
• save,
• save up,
• secrete,
• set apart,
• set aside,
• set back,
• set by,
• shun,
• slow down,
• snub,
• spare,
• stand aloof from,
• straiten,
• veil