withheld

Meaning of withheld

verb, past tense
  1. refuse to give (something that is due to or is desired by another).
    the name of the dead man is being withheld

Middle English: from the prefix with- ‘away’ + the verb hold1.

Information about withheld

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of withheld

with-held

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • withheld is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

withheld synonyms

Meaning refuse to supply as usual; withhold or deduct:

stop

Meaning continue to have (something); keep possession of:

retain

Meaning prevent (an emotion or fact) from being apparent or known; keep secret:

hide

Meaning not allow to be seen; hide:

conceal

Words that rhyme with withheld

Held, held, Scheld, handheld, beheld, unbeheld, overwithheld, unwithheld, buttonheld, unheld, lapheld, upheld, overheld, sheld

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