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withheld

with·hold
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [with-hohld, with-]
    • /wɪθˈhoʊld, wɪð-/
    • /wɪðˈhəʊld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [with-hohld, with-]
    • /wɪθˈhoʊld, wɪð-/

Definitions of withheld word

  • verb with object withheld to hold back; restrain or check. 1
  • verb with object withheld to refrain from giving or granting: to withhold payment. 1
  • verb with object withheld to collect (taxes) at the source of income. 1
  • verb with object withheld to deduct (withholding tax) from an employee's salary or wages. 1
  • verb without object withheld to hold back; refrain. 1
  • verb without object withheld to deduct withholding tax. 1
See all 8 definitions of withheld

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Origin of withheld

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
First recorded in 1150-1200, withhold is from the Middle English word withholden. See with-, hold1

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Parts of speech for Withheld

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Withheld

withheld popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

withheld usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for withheld

adjective withheld

  • concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
  • hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
  • restrained — characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.
  • confidential — Information that is confidential is meant to be kept secret or private.
  • secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
All 5 Synonyms of withheld

Antonyms for withheld

adjective withheld

  • diffused — Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
  • uttered — to give audible expression to; speak or pronounce: unable to utter her feelings; Words were uttered in my hearing.
All 2 Antonyms of withheld

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Related words

  • deferred

    withheld over a certain period; postponed

  • holdback

    the iron or strap on the shaft of a horse-drawn vehicle to which the breeching of the harness is attached, enabling the horse to hold back or to back the vehicle.

  • offstage

    off the stage or in the wings; away from the view of the audience (opposed to onstage).

  • truth serum

    a drug, as the barbiturate thiopental, that induces in the subject a desire to talk or a state of heightened suggestibility, used in psychotherapy and in interrogation to discover repressed or consciously withheld information.

  • withholding tax

    that part of an employee's tax liability withheld by the employer from wages or salary and paid directly to the government.
All related words to withheld

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