Word Type

Noun

The word "restraint" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

unrestraint

Derived Terms

chemical restraint child restraint head restraint judicial restraint nonrestraint prior restraint restraint of trade restraintful restraintless self-restraint supplemental restraint system unrestraint

Etymologically Related To

restrain

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

confinement control device discipline limitation plainness restriction

Type Of (IsA)

control device discipline restriction

Related Terms

constraint restrain restrict

Related Terms

caution constraint control fasten reserve restrain restrict secure tie

Synonym Network

bridle chasteness coercion compulsion confinement constraint control curb detention deterrence discipline hindrance imprisonment inhibition limitation prevention restriction shackles stay stiffness suppression unnaturalness

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