Synonyms for withholding
with·hold·ing

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1. withholdingnoun

   the act of deducting from an employee's salary

   Synonyms:
   withholding tax

2. withholding tax, withholdingnoun

   income tax withheld from employees' wages and paid directly to the government by the employer

   Synonyms:
   withholding tax

3. withholdingnoun

   the act of holding back or keeping within your possession or control

   "I resented his withholding permission"; "there were allegations of the withholding of evidence"

   Synonyms:
   withholding tax

Matched Categories

1. • Deduction
   • Retention
   • Tax

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1. withholdingnoun

   Synonyms:
   restraint, repression, abstinence, refusal, denial

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1. List of paraphrases for "withholding":

   retention, restraint, deduction, holdback, deductions, retainage, concealment, impoundment, retaining, non-disclosure, detent, hold, withheld

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1. Jason Miyares:

   I have said before – in America about the only state-sanctioned form of bigotry is anti-Asian bigotry, and it is wrong and we’re going to hold folks accountable, to the extent that withholding of any of these awards at Thomas Jefferson High School was based on race, national origin or any other protected status under the Virginia human rights act, that is unlawful.

2. Margaret Johnson:

   SB 25 is a not-so-subtle way of giving medical personnel the opportunity to impose the religious beliefs on pregnant women by withholding information about the condition of their fetus and depriving them of making an informed decision about continuing with their pregnancy.

3. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff:

   The NSA, in particular, is withholding what are potentially relevant documents to our oversight responsibilities on Ukraine, but also withholding documents potentially relevant that the senators might want to see during the trial.

4. Bennie Thompson:

   Jeffrey Clark has a very short time to reconsider and cooperate fully, we need the information that Jeffrey Clark is withholding and we are willing to take strong measures to hold Jeffrey Clark accountable to meet Jeffrey Clark obligation.

5. New York:

   This reform will reduce disenfranchisement and will help restore justice and fairness to our democratic process. Withholding or delaying voting rights diminishes our democracy.