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View definitions for with held

with held

adjective as in held up

adjective as in kept

adjective as in postponed

adjective as in withheld

adjective as in unannounced

verb as in subtract

verb as in bridle

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Example Sentences

I opened my book languidly, after having examined through the glass doors the titles of those which were with-held from me.

That it would be a source of improvement to me, I could not doubt, but prejudice with-held me from making the proposal.

It was talked of long before, but was with-held by the above-mentioned consideration.

Your Heart is wounded, and only with-held by airy and unseasonable Scruples.

Hitherto they have with-held me—But let us quit this subject.

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On this page you'll find 1878 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to with-held, such as: delayed, put off, and withheld.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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