She was angry, but she spoke with restraint.
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Restraint
//ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt//
Synonyms for "restraint" (350 found)
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Closest matches (70)
constraintbridlechastenesscompulsionconfinementcontrolcurbdetentiondisciplinehindranceinhibitionlimitationrestrictionshacklessuppressionabnegationabsolutismabstinencealoofnessaplomb
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appropriatenessarrestarrestationarrestmentassuranceatticismbackwardnessbalancebanbashfulnessbeltbilboblanknessblockblockadeblockageblockingbondbond servicebondagebondsboundsbraceletsbrakecagingcalmcalmnesscamisolecaptivitycensorshipchainchainschastitycheckchillinesscircumscriptionclarityclassicalismclassicismclearnesscloggingclosing upclosurecoactioncoercioncoldnesscollarcomeliness
Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (105)
composurecompulsivenessconfidenceconservatismconstrictioncontinencecoolcoolnesscorrectnesscrampcuffcuffscurtailmentdebt slaverydecelerationdelaydelimitationdenialdeprivation of freedomdetachment
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detainmentdeterrencedignitydirectnessdiscreetnessdiscretiondiscriminationdisenfranchisementdisfranchisementdispassiondistancedistinctiondominationduresseaseeconomyeleganceelegancyembargoenforcementenslavemententhrallmentequabilityequanimityequilibriumevennessexpressionlessnessfelicitousnessfelicityfetterfettersfeudalismfeudalityfinishfittingnessfixationflowflowing periodsfluencyfoot draggingfoot-draggingforbearanceforcingfrigidityfrostinessfrugalitygaggentlenessgolden meangood tastegracegracefulnessgracilitygripguardednessgyveshalterhamperhamperinghandcuffhandcuffshandicaphappy mediumhelotismhelotryhinderinghobblesholdbackholduphoppleshurdleicinessimpartialityimpassivenessimpassivityimpedimentimpersonalityimpoundmentimprisonmentinaccessibilityindentureshipindependence
Noun(3 words)
Related words (175)
inevitabilityinjunctioninterdictinterdictioninterferenceinterruptionintroversionironironsirresistibilityjudiciousnessjuste milieujuste-milieuleadleading stringsleashlenityletlevel headlevelheadedness
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limitlimpiditylockupluciditymanaclemeasuremeden aganmiddle waymildnessmoderatenessmoderationmoderationismmodestymonopolymuzzlenaturalnessneatnessnecessitynegativismneutralitynonviolencenothing in excessnuisance valueobligationobligementobstructionobstructionismocclusionoppositionoregon boatpacifismpatiencepelluciditypenningpeonageperspicuityphilosophypilloryplainnesspoisepolishpossessionpresence of mindpreventionprohibitionproprietyproscriptionprotectionprudencepsychological blockpurityquietnessrationingrefinementreinreinsremotenessrenouncementrenunciationreposerepressionreservereservednessresistancerestrainednessrestraint of traderestraintsretardationretardmentreticencereticencyretirementretiring dispositionretrenchmentseemlinessself-abnegationself-assuranceself-commandself-confidenceself-conquestself-controlself-denialself-disciplineself-governmentself-masteryself-possessionself-restraintserenityserfdomserfhoodservilityservitudesetbackshacklesimplicityslaveryslowing downsmoothnesssobernesssobrietysophrosynesqueezestabilitystandoffishnessstaysteadinessstiffnessstintstocksstraightforwardnessstraightjacketstrait-waistcoatstraitjacketstrangleholdstricturesubduednesssubjectionsubjugationtabootastetastefulnesstemperancetemperatenesstersenesstetherthrallthralldomtrammeltrammelstranquillitytyrannyunaffabilityunaffectednessunapproachabilityuncongenialityundemonstrativenessunderstatementunexcessivenessunexpansivenessunextravaganceunextremenessunnaturalnessunobtrusivenessvassalagevia mediavillenagewell-regulated mindwillwithdrawalwithdrawnnessyoke
Noun(4 words)
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7 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
22 entriesShowing 16 of 22 words.
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3 entriesderived
12 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesis a
4 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
84 translations across 26 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- закрепване noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- ограничение noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- сдържаност noun (control or caution; reserve)
Catalan
4 entries- domini de si noun (control or caution; reserve)
- moderació noun (control or caution; reserve)
- refrenament noun (control or caution; reserve)
- reserva noun (control or caution; reserve)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 克制 noun (control or caution; reserve)
- 限制 noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
Czech
3 entries- pouta noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- připoutání noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- spoutání noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
Dutch
4 entries- beheersing noun (control or caution; reserve)
- beperking noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- inhouding noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- zelfbeheersing noun (control or caution; reserve)
Esperanto
1 entries- sindeteno noun (control or caution; reserve)
Finnish
4 entries- harkinta noun (control or caution; reserve)
- itsehillintä noun (control or caution; reserve)
- maltti noun (control or caution; reserve)
- pidäke noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
French
3 entries- contention noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- refrènement noun (control or caution; reserve)
- retenue noun (control or caution; reserve)
German
4 entries- Auflage noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- Befestigung noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- Beherrschung noun (control or caution; reserve)
- Behinderung noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
Hungarian
1 entries- önuralom noun (control or caution; reserve)
Irish
1 entries- srianadh noun (control or caution; reserve)
Italian
4 entries- contegno noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- limitazione noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- remora noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- ritegni noun (control or caution; reserve)
Japanese
1 entries- 我慢 noun (control or caution; reserve)
Latin
1 entries- abstinentia noun (control or caution; reserve)
Lithuanian
1 entries- santūrumas noun (control or caution; reserve)
Occitan
1 entries- resèrva noun (control or caution; reserve)
Old English
1 entries- forhæfednes noun (control or caution; reserve)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- باصقی noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
Polish
2 entries- ograniczenie noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- opanowanie noun (control or caution; reserve)
Portuguese
1 entries- amarra noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
Russian
3 entries- ограниче́ние noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- сде́ржанность noun (control or caution; reserve)
- сде́рживание noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- amaladh noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- bacadh noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- casg noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
Spanish
4 entries- autocontrol noun (control or caution; reserve)
- autodominio noun (control or caution; reserve)
- limitación noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- moderación noun (control or caution; reserve)
Thai
2 entries- การยับยั้งชั่งใจ noun (control or caution; reserve)
- ความยับยั้งชั่งใจ noun (control or caution; reserve)
Walloon
1 entries- tinaedje-astok noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
Welsh
4 entries- atalfa noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- cyfyngiad noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- ffrwyn noun (something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures)
- ymatal noun (control or caution; reserve)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Institutionally, a major restraint is the copyright problem.
Source: tatoeba (329514)
But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.
Source: tatoeba (1856703)
I appreciate your restraint.
Source: tatoeba (1933572)
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