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Restraint

//ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt//

Synonyms for "restraint" (340 found)

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Informal (21)

Adj, intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

check

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

lead cool iron

Name, noun, verb, slang(4 words)

block yoke collar cuff

Noun, verb, slang(8 words)

ease finish squeeze grip curb gag muzzle bracelets

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

calm limit

Noun, slang(3 words)

retardation coolness lockup

General use (319)

Noun, verb(39 words)

measure control flow arrest repose discipline blockade distance possession poise handicap philosophy let hamper bridle stint interference closure leash self-control

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halter pillory interdict holdback duress manacle blocking stranglehold handcuff straitjacket reticence rationing hampering clogging camisole handcuffs hobbles shackles caging

Noun(208 words)

control belt withdrawal detachment resistance opposition simplicity assurance refinement denial discrimination distinction suppression plainness protection stability retirement obligation dignity discretion

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elegance propriety interruption constraint fluency coldness repression obstruction domination neutrality confidence sobriety compulsion stricture circumscription calmness dispassion clarity necessity tyranny gentleness limitation setback fixation equilibrium hindrance abstinence naturalness prevention impediment forbearance occlusion restriction directness inhibition perspicuity modesty lucidity renunciation composure injunction curtailment holdup self-denial retrenchment evenness confinement negativism judiciousness servility steadiness continence blockage introversion moderation pacifism mildness absolutism self-government aplomb foot-dragging proscription constriction smoothness abnegation inevitability subjugation nonviolence coaction correctness impartiality deceleration self-restraint villenage conservatism arrestation appropriateness neatness self-confidence censorship frugality moderateness captivity servitude aloofness bondage subjection equanimity happy medium frigidity self-abnegation clearness remoteness simpleness delimitation feudalism backwardness golden mean comeliness seemliness Atticism serfdom lenity chilliness understatement soberness self-possession restraint of trade quietness peonage straightforwardness renouncement via media retardment iciness gracefulness gracility frostiness fittingness felicitousness classicism enforcement unaffectedness self-discipline middle way impassivity arrestment guardedness enslavement withdrawnness limpidity temperateness pellucidity enthrallment self-assurance discreetness bashfulness self-command impassiveness detainment interdiction straightjacket tastefulness obstructionism level head terseness vassalage uncongeniality chasteness restraints blankness presence of mind classicalism unextravagance elegancy impersonality leading strings feudality subduedness equability disenfranchisement impoundment levelheadedness gyves self-mastery strait-waistcoat helotism helotry inaccessibility disfranchisement thralldom standoffishness serfhood indentureship expressionlessness unapproachability compulsiveness bond service debt slavery irresistibility reservedness unaffability reticency restrainedness undemonstrativeness unexpansiveness obligement unobtrusiveness

Name, noun, verb(23 words)

balance grace chain reserve delay ban will shackle brake trammel rein hurdle fetter stocks embargo reins irons bounds bonds chains

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cuffs penning fetters

Adj, name, noun, verb(3 words)

bond cramp thrall

Adj, noun, verb(4 words)

taste polish taboo forcing

Name, noun(16 words)

independence prudence purity felicity tranquillity patience serenity detention prohibition chastity temperance monopoly bilbo trammels hopples sophrosyne

Adj, adv, noun(1 words)

economy

foot dragging good taste juste milieu nuisance value juste-milieu nothing in excess moderationism meden agan unexcessiveness unextremeness flowing periods Oregon boat psychological block deprivation of freedom self-conquest well-regulated mind retiring disposition

Adj, noun(1 words)

slavery

Noun, num, verb(1 words)

tether

Adj, verb(1 words)

hindering

Verb(2 words)

slowing down closing up

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