withholder
Refuses to give
A withholder is someone who withholds—who keeps something back rather than giving, sharing, or releasing it.
The term most often appears in tax contexts, where an employer acts as withholder by deducting taxes from wages before paying employees: The withholder must remit payroll taxes quarterly.
More broadly, anyone who refuses to provide something expected can be called a withholder: He was a withholder of affection, never quite giving himself fully.
Unwilling to divulge
- reticentDisinclined to speak freely
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- reservedRestrained in manner
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
private · evasive · cagey · guarded · close-mouthed · silent · cryptic · furtive
Refusal to accept reality
- refusalAct of declining
- restraintControl over impulses
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- limitationBound on extent
prohibition · suppression · curtailment · blockage · impediment · embargo · moratorium · ban
Exercising sound judgment
guarded · careful · circumspect · conservative · skeptical · chary · apprehensive · leery
Far away or aloof
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- coldLow temperature state
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- undemonstrativeNot showing feelings openly
reserved · withdrawn · inhibited · repressed · unavailable · closed-off · standoffish · remote
Staff wages collectively
- deductionsConclusions from reasoning
- W-4Employee tax withholding certificate
- 1040Annual federal filing
- IRSFederal tax collector
employer · FICA · Social Security · Medicare · federal · state · income · exemptions
tight-lipped
Unwilling to divulge
- reticentDisinclined to speak freely
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- reservedRestrained in manner
discreet · private · evasive · cagey · guarded · close-mouthed · silent · cryptic · furtive · clandestine
denial
Refusal to accept reality
- refusalAct of declining
- restraintControl over impulses
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
limitation · prohibition · suppression · curtailment · blockage · impediment · embargo · moratorium · ban · restriction
prudent
Exercising sound judgment
tentative · guarded · careful · circumspect · conservative · skeptical · chary · apprehensive · leery · distrustful
distant
Far away or aloof
undemonstrative · reserved · withdrawn · inhibited · repressed · unavailable · closed-off · standoffish · remote · frigid
payroll
Staff wages collectively
- deductionsConclusions from reasoning
- W-4Employee tax withholding certificate
- 1040Annual federal filing
IRS · employer · FICA · Social Security · Medicare · federal · state · income · exemptions · allowances
withholdergranter
One who bestows
enabler · facilitator · authorizer · approver · releaser
withholderopen book
One easily understood
sharer · expresser · communicator · emoter