Appropriate and Withhold

Opposite meaning words

Appropriate verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

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Withhold is an antonym for appropriate in allocate topic.

Withhold verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Appropriate is an antonym for withhold.

Nearby Word: withholding

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Withhold and Appropriate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/withhold

Appropriate & Withhold. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/withhold>.

Withhold or Appropriate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/withhold.

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