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withheld

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /wɪθˈhɛld/
  • /wɪðˈhɛld/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛld
  • CMU ARPABET: W IH0 TH HH EH1 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That has been kept or held back from the possession or knowledge of another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of withhold

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.