withheld
Refused to release
Withheld is the past tense and past participle of withhold—to hold back or refuse to give.
Information can be withheld from the public, taxes withheld from a paycheck, affection withheld as punishment.
The witness withheld key details from investigators.
His name was withheld pending notification of family.
Kept out of sight
- secretConcealed information
- undisclosedNot made known
- unrevealedNot made public
- suppressedForcibly held down
buried · obscured · veiled · shrouded · masked · cloaked · camouflaged · disguised
Restricted from disclosure
- top-secretMaximum security clearance level
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- proprietaryLegally owned, restricted use
need-to-know · off-the-record · sealed · redacted · embargoed · restricted · private · unpublished
Forcibly held down
- repressedHeld back from expression
- containedKept within limits
- checkedConfirmed by examination
- curbedLimited or checked
controlled · inhibited · bridled · constrained · stifled · muted · tempered · moderated
Didn't give away
- heldKept in grasp
- reservedRestrained in manner
- maintainedKept in condition
- preservedKept from deterioration
saved · hoarded · possessed · retained · stored · safeguarded · conserved · set-aside
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- guardedWary and restrained
- unforthcomingReluctant to share information
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
tight-lipped · close-mouthed · secretive · discreet · evasive · cagey · noncommittal · silent
hidden
Kept out of sight
- secretConcealed information
- undisclosedNot made known
- unrevealedNot made public
suppressed · buried · obscured · veiled · shrouded · masked · cloaked · camouflaged · disguised · covert
classified
Restricted from disclosure
- top-secretMaximum security clearance level
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
- privilegedHaving special advantages
proprietary · need-to-know · off-the-record · sealed · redacted · embargoed · restricted · private · unpublished · non-disclosure
suppressed
Forcibly held down
curbed · controlled · inhibited · bridled · constrained · stifled · muted · tempered · moderated · subdued
kept
Didn't give away
- heldKept in grasp
- reservedRestrained in manner
- maintainedKept in condition
preserved · saved · hoarded · possessed · retained · stored · safeguarded · conserved · set-aside · stockpiled
reticent
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- guardedWary and restrained
- unforthcomingReluctant to share information
uncommunicative · tight-lipped · close-mouthed · secretive · discreet · evasive · cagey · noncommittal · silent · mum
- availabilityavailable, unavailable, sold out, in stock, out of stock
- redactedredacted, censored, blacked out, expunged, deleted
- censorshipbanned books, censored, banned, book banning, book bans
- unexpressedunspoken, unstated, unuttered, suppressed, implicit
- classificationsclassified, hierarchical, class, unclassified, categorical
- secretssecrecy, secret, trade secret, secrets, confidential
withheldreleased
Set free from confinement
given · provided · granted · surrendered · disbursed
withheldexpressed
Communicated in words
shown · demonstrated · lavished · poured out · displayed
- withheld evidenceProof not disclosed
- withheld wagesCompensation not disbursed
withhold, withholding, withholds, withholder, withholding tax, withholdings