Antonyms for restraint

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ri-streynt

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈstreɪnt

Definition of restraint

Origin : "action of restraining; means of restraint," early 15c., from Old French restreinte, noun use of fem. past participle of restraindre (see restrain). Sense of "reserve" is from c.1600.

noun self-control
noun limitation; something that holds

Example sentences :

So this part of my restraint was doubtless a stretch of the authority given him.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

And this idea of restraint was preying upon him, and he could not throw it off.
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

And that there can be nothing more painful than the restraint under which I am kept?
Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire

He cast a glance about him, his eye, avid with curiosity, held rigidly in restraint.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

And so great was his delight that he cast aside all restraint.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

But he needn't be considerate, for he is not the least restraint upon us.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

In the education of your family, you would meet with no interruptions or restraint.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Too much guidance and restraint hinder the formation of habits of self-help.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

Places of distrust and cruelty, and restraint, they would have left quadruple-locked for ever.
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

Now surely it caused reserve, restraint, to be more complete.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

Synonyms for restraint

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