The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DENIES which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1973.
Withholds crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DENIES | 67 % | 6 |
| DETAINS | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Withholds
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- keep back
- deduct
- recoup
- conducts
- deducts
- denies
- holds
- keeps
- negates
- restrains
- retains
- withholden
Crossword Answer definitions
DENIES verb- To disallow or reject.
- To assert that something is not true.
- (ditransitive) To refuse to give or grant something to someone.
- To take something away from someone; to deprive of.
- To prevent from scoring.
- To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
- To refuse (to do or accept something).
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result DENIES
- Disavows
- Saves, as a goalie
- Controverts
- Gainsays
- Says it isn't so
- Turns down
- Refuses to admit
- Says "I didn't do it!"
- Refuses to allow
- Declares untrue