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Postpone vs Withheld - What's the difference?

postpone | withheld |

As verbs the difference between postpone and withheld

is that postpone is to delay or put off an event, appointment etc while withheld is past tense of withhold.

As an adjective withheld is

that one has withheld; kept from the possession or knowledge of another.

postpone

English

Verb

(postpon)
  • To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.
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    Synonyms

    * adjourn, defer, delay, forestay, procrastinate, put off, put on ice, stay, suspend

    Antonyms

    * advance * hasten * prepone (India )

    withheld

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (withhold)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • That one has withheld; kept from the possession or knowledge of another.
    • His withheld hand stared down at my weakly outstretched one.
    The names originally withheld from the report, have been leaked.
    The former employee returned to demand his withheld check.

    Synonyms

    * (kept from knowledge ): confidential, secret