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PUBLISHES Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word publishes. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For PUBLISHES

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censors
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone who censures or condemns

• a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

verb

• forbid the public distribution of (a movie or a newspaper)

• subject to political, religious, or moral censorship

conceals
verbv
verb

• prevent from being seen or discovered

• hold back; keep from being perceived by others

hides
verbv
noun

• the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

• body covering of a living animal

verb

• prevent from being seen or discovered

• be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety

• cover as if with a shroud

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

obscures
verbv
adjective satellite

• not clearly expressed or understood

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• difficult to find

• not famous or acclaimed

• not drawing attention

• remote and separate physically or socially

verb

• make less visible or unclear

• make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

• make unintelligible or unclear

• reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

• make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

privatizes
verbv
verb

• change from governmental to private control or ownership

retracts
verbv
verb

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

• pull away from a source of disgust or fear

• use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

• pull inward or towards a center

suppresses
verbv
verb

• bring under control by force or authority

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

• put out of one's consciousness

• lessen to the point of stopping

withholds
verbv
verb

• hold back; refuse to hand over or share

• retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments

Alternatives for CENSORS

Alternatives for CONCEALS

Alternatives for HIDES

Alternatives for OBSCURES

Alternatives for PRIVATIZES

Alternatives for RETRACTS

Alternatives for SUPPRESSES

Alternatives for WITHHOLDS

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