withhold vs refuse
refuse vs withholdwithhold is not a noun while refuse is a noun.
withhold and refuse both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| withhold | No | No | Yes | No |
| refuse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
refuse is a hypernym of
withhold; that is, refuse is a
word with a broader meaning than withhold:
- withhold: hold back; refuse to hand over or share
- refuse: refuse to let have
Other hypernyms of withhold include
deny.
| withhold (noun) | refuse (noun) |
|---|---|
| food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) |
| withhold (verb) | refuse (verb) |
|---|---|
| hold back; refuse to hand over or share | show unwillingness towards |
| retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments | not accept as true |
| refuse to let have | |
| refuse entrance or membership | |
| elude, especially in a baffling way | |
| resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ |
Words related to "withhold"
Words related to "refuse"
- abnegate
- accept
- beggar
- bounce
- contract out
- decline
- defy
- deny
- disdain
- dishonor
- dishonour
- disobey
- elude
- escape
- food waste
- freeze off
- garbage
- hold on
- keep
- keep back
- pass up
- pooh-pooh
- react
- refusal
- regret
- reject
- repudiate
- resist
- respond
- scorn
- scraps
- spurn
- turn away
- turn down
- waste
- waste material
- waste matter
- waste product
- withhold
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