Explain and Withhold

Opposite meaning words

Explain verb - To make plain or understandable.

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Withhold is an antonym for explain in make clear topic.

Withhold verb - To be unwilling to grant.

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Explain is an antonym for withhold.

Nearby Word: withholding

part	explain part	withhold part
truth	explain truth	withhold truth
time	explain time	withhold time
fact	explain fact	withhold fact
Other words: use, plans, feelings, abilities.

Though Rexus and Livan's routes explain enough of the overall plot to give a general gist of what's going, both are heavily biased towards Rexus/Livan, respectively, and have to withhold spoilers for the other route, and so explain significant events only from the respective Love Interest's POV.

Source: Mind Screwdriver
He does withhold inconvenient facts if nobody asks about them, but it's more likely that it just doesn't occur to him to explain; he simply takes it for granted that anybody attempting to activate Halo would know what they were doing.

Source: Cannot Tell a Lie

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