Refute
Withhold
Withhold verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Refute and withhold are semantically related in deny topic. Sometimes you can use "Refute" instead a verb "Withhold".
Nearby Word: withholding
Common collocations
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Withhold and Refute. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/refute/withhold
Refute & Withhold. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/refute/withhold>.
Withhold or Refute. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/refute/withhold.
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