withhold assent :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (8)

withhold, keep back

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

assent, accede, acquiesce

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

withhold, deduct, recoup

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

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Fuzzynyms (39)

save, preserve

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

retrench

v. tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

admit, acknowledge

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

accept, consent, go for

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

arouse, stir

v. to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"

exchange, change, interchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

careen, wobble, shift, tilt

v. move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

move over, give way, give, ease up, yield

v. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

concede, profess, confess

v. admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"

resign, reconcile, submit

v. accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"

permit, allow, let, countenance

v. consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

approve, O.K., okay, sanction

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

have, have got, hold

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

Synonyms (4)

keep

v. have as a supply; "I always keep batteries in the freezer"; "keep food for a week in the pantry"; "She keeps a sixpack and a week's worth of supplies in the refrigerator"

adhere to, accede to, comply with

v. be compatible or in accordance with

Antonyms (22)

unblock, unfreeze, free, release

v. make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

lend, loan

v. give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"

pay

v. be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"

supply, provide, render, furnish

v. give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

dissent

v. withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented"

disagree, differ, dissent, take issue

v. be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

lend, loan

v. give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"

supply, provide, render, furnish

v. give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

pinnatifid > nerve > appetizing > good > irritating > exulting > countenance > withhold assent

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