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keep to oneself vs withhold

withhold vs keep to oneself

keep to oneself and withhold both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
keep to oneself No No Yes No
withhold No No Yes No
As verbs, withhold is a hypernym of keep to oneself; that is, withhold is a word with a broader meaning than keep to oneself:
  • keep to oneself: withhold information
  • withhold: hold back; refuse to hand over or share
Other hypernyms of keep to oneself include keep back.
keep to oneself (verb) withhold (verb)
withhold information hold back; refuse to hand over or share
shun the company of others retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
Difference between keep to oneself and withhold

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