Refrains

Synonyms for "refrains" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

Related words (5)

Noun(5 words)
recurrent phraserefrain linerepeated phraserestraintwithhold

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries
actionbehaviorbehavioral actlinguistic featuremusical unitrhetorical devicesection of musicself controlverb

More specific

9 entries
abstaininganaphoraavoidingchorus linedietary abstentionepizeuxishooksmoking abstentionwithholding

Collocations

10 entries
chorus lineethical restraintmoral restraintmusical refrainpoetic refrainrefrain motifrefrain patternself restraintsocial restraintvoluntary restraint

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Whereas some ascetics and Brahmins remain addicted to attending such shows as dancing, singing, music, displays, recitations, hand-music, cymbals and drums, fairy-shows, acrobatic and conjuring tricks, combats of elephants, buffaloes, bulls, goats, rams, cocks and quail, fighting with staves, boxing, wrestling, sham-fights, parades, manoeuvres and military reviews, the ascetic Gotama refrains from attending such displays.

Source: tatoeba (7008022)

She refrains from using mirrors because she sees herself as ugly.

Source: tatoeba (12996201)

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