Definitions

keep to oneself

VERB

monopolize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb exclude possess take over utilize

STRONG

acquire consume copyright corner devour employ engross have hog hold manage own patent restrain syndicate

WEAK

bogart corner the market exercise control lock up own exclusively sew up sit on take up

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain fail ignore lack let go lose need reject release

WEAK

distribute scatter share

VERB

secrete

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stash stow

STRONG

bury cache conceal cover deposit disguise ditch ensconce harbor palm paper seclude secure shroud stonewall veil whitewash withhold

WEAK

cover up finesse hide out keep quiet keep secret keep under wraps plant squirrel stash away sweep under rug

Antonyms

STRONG

disregard expose ignore lay bare let go let out open reveal take out uncover

WEAK

fill pour in tell

VERB

withhold

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conceal deduct deny detain hide keep refuse resist retain suppress

STRONG

abstain bridle check constrain curb disallow hold inhibit kill refrain repress reserve restrain spike

WEAK

clam up dummy up hold back hold down hold out hold out on keep secret keep under one's hat keep under wraps sit on stop oneself

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow disclose divulge expose free go along grant lay bare let go let out open release reveal show tell uncover

STRONG

aid assist help indulge liberate permit use

Example Sentences

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Or perhaps they had just learned a lesson that Mr. Tale-Yax so clearly had not: better to keep to oneself than to risk the trouble that comes from extending a helping hand.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2010

One could buy expensive digital books which one was allowed to share, quote, or copy for classroom use, and cheaper ones which one had to keep to oneself.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James

It wasn't a thing one could very well keep to oneself.

From The Market-Place by Frederic, Harold

But how much can anyone keep to oneself?

From Yiddish Tales by Various

One should not be an artist save when one absolutely cannot keep to oneself the feeling one has—only when one has too much feeling.

From Pierre and Luce by Rolland, Romain

keep to oneself

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