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/wɪθˈhɛld/ · adjective
That has been kept or held back from the possession or knowledge of another..
His withheld hand stared down at my weakly outstretched one.
The names originally withheld from the report, have been leaked.
The former employee returned to demand his withheld check.
Use withheld when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Withheld means That has been kept or held back from the possession or knowledge of another..
Common synonyms include confidential, secret.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
His withheld hand stared down at my weakly outstretched one.
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