Antonyms for re strains
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ree-streyn |
Phonetic Transcription : riˈstreɪn |
- abandon
- abet
- abstain
- accede
- accept
- accuse
- acknowledge
- acquiesce
- activate
- add
- admit
- advance
- advocate
- affirm
- aggravate
- agitate
- agree
- aid
- allow
- anger
- animate
- annoy
- approve
- arouse
- ascend
- ask
- assist
- authorize
- be lenient
- be unprepared
- begin
- believe
- bend
- benefit
- blame
- block
- blow up
- boost
- brighten
- build
- build up
- calm
- cancel
- carry on
- carry out
- cause
- cease
- center
- chance
- check
- cheer
- choose
- claim
- clear
- clear up
- comfort
- compliment
- comply
- conceal
- concede
- concur
- condemn
- confess
- confide
- confuse
- consent
- consume
- continue
- contradict
- convene
- convoke
- corroborate
- countermand
- credit
- delay
- delight
- desert
- destroy
- detach
- deter
- develop
- dirty
- disallow
- disarrange
- disbelieve
- disclose
- disconnect
- discourage
- dishonor
- disjoin
- disorganize
- disperse
- dispossess
- disqualify
- disregard
- dissuade
- distress
- distribute
- disturb
- divulge
- do
- drop
- dry
- emancipate
- embolden
- embrace
- enable
- encourage
- endorse
- enlarge
- enlighten
- excite
- exclude
- exonerate
- expand
- expedite
- explain
- explode
- expose
- extend
- extol
- face
- facilitate
- fail
- favor
- fire
- fix
- flatter
- flex
- follow
- forget
- forgive
- forsake
- forward
- foster
- free
- further
- give
- give in
- give up
- give way
- go
- go ahead
- go along
- go on
- go up
- grant
- grow
- halt
- hand over
- hasten
- hearten
- heat
- help
- hesitate
- hinder
- honor
- hurry
- hurt
- ignore
- impede
- improve
- incite
- include
- increase
- indulge
- infuriate
- inspirit
- instigate
- intensify
- involve
- irritate
- jump in
- keep
- keep on
- lack
- laud
- lay bare
- leave
- leave alone
- lengthen
- let
- let go
- let happen
- let off
- let out
- liberate
- light
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- magnify
- make happy
- meet
- mend
- misguide
- mislead
- mismanage
- miss
- misunderstand
- move
- need
- neglect
- not have
- obey
- obstruct
- offer
- OK
- open
- oppose
- order
- partake
- pass up
- permit
- persuade
- placate
- play up
- plead
- please
- pour
- praise
- prevent
- prolong
- promote
- protect
- provoke
- push
- put in
- put on to
- quit
- raise
- rally
- ratify
- recall
- refuse
- reject
- release
- relinquish
- remain
- remove
- renounce
- resign
- restart
- retreat
- reveal
- reverse
- revoke
- reward
- rise
- risk
- rouse
- ruin
- rush
- sanction
- scatter
- separate
- serve
- set free
- share
- show
- soothe
- spend
- squander
- stagnate
- start
- stay
- step up
- stimulate
- stop
- straighten
- strengthen
- stretch
- submit
- succeed
- support
- surrender
- tell
- trouble
- trust
- turn on
- unbind
- unblock
- unbound
- unchain
- unclog
- uncover
- unfasten
- unhitch
- unlace
- unlatch
- unlock
- unloose
- unmask
- unpin
- unplug
- unrestrict
- unshackle
- unstop
- untie
- unwrap
- uplift
- upset
- urge
- use
- validate
- veto
- vex
- want
- warm
- waste
- welcome
- worry
- worsen
- yield
Definition of re strains
Origin :- "strain again," 1874, from re- + strain (v.). Related: Re-strained; re-straining.
- As in imprison : verb confine; put in jail
- As in incarcerate : verb put in jail, confinement
- As in inhibit : verb restrict, prevent
- As in keep : verb prevent
- As in leash : verb rein, hold
- As in limit : verb confine, restrict
- As in localize : verb confine
- As in arrest : verb stop or slow
- As in modify : verb lessen, reduce
- As in modulate : verb adjust, harmonize
- As in monopolize : verb dominate, control
- As in muzzle : verb gag, quiet
- As in obligate : verb require
- As in obstruct : verb prevent, restrict
- As in obviate : verb make unnecessary
- As in pin : verb attach, hold in place
- As in play down : verb pretend as if something were unimportant
- As in preclude : verb inhibit; make impossible
- As in prevent : verb keep from happening or continuing
- As in prohibit : verb make impossible; stop
- As in qualify : verb lessen, restrict
- As in refrain : verb do without; keep from doing
- As in repress : verb keep back, hold in
- As in restrain : verb keep under control; hold back
- As in restrict : verb confine, limit situation or ability to participate
- As in retain : verb hold on to physically or mentally
- As in ride : verb carry or be carried
- As in rule : verb govern, manage
- As in bar : verb prohibit
- As in smother : verb extinguish; cover, hide
- As in stem : verb prevent, stop
- As in stint : verb economize; hold back
- As in stop : verb prevent, hold back
- As in strangle : verb choke, stifle
- As in subdue : verb keep under control; moderate
- As in tame : verb domesticate, make compliant
- As in temper : verb calm, moderate
- As in tether : verb fasten
- As in thwart : verb stop, hinder
- As in tie/tie up : verb hamper, hinder
- As in tone down : verb moderate
- As in withhold : verb keep back
- As in bind : verb fasten, secure
- As in bind : verb obligate; restrict
- As in fight back : verb defend
- As in hold back : verb repress
- As in bottle up : verb hold in check
- As in bound : verb restrict
- As in tie up : verb hamper
- As in bridle : verb check, hold back
- As in trammel : verb hamper
- As in cage : verb hold in enclosure
- As in swaddle : verb wrap
- As in censor : verb forbid; ban; selectively remove
- As in chain : verb manacle in metal
- As in bate : verb subside
- As in chasten : verb correct, humiliate
- As in immobilize : verb tie
- As in circumscribe : verb mark off, delimit
- As in peter : verb decrease
- As in stave : verb prevent
- As in command : verb demand
- As in command : verb rule, have power
- As in adjourn : verb stop a proceeding
- As in compel : verb force to act
- As in compose : verb calm, bring under control
- As in confine : verb enclose, limit
- As in constrict : verb inhibit
- As in contain : verb hold back, control
- As in control : verb curb, hold back
- As in cool : verb take a break; abate
- As in curb : verb repress, restrict
- As in dam : verb hold back; block
- As in dampen : verb spoil spirits
- As in decrease : verb grow less or make less
- As in defuse : verb disarm; smooth over
- As in deny : verb disagree, renounce, decline
- As in detain : verb hold, keep back; arrest
- As in deter : verb check, inhibit from action
- As in enjoin : verb forbid
- As in enslave : verb make someone a servant
- As in fetter : verb tie up, hold
- As in fight back/fight off : verb defend oneself
- As in foil : verb circumvent, nip in the bud
- As in forbear : verb resist the temptation to
- As in forbid : verb outlaw, prohibit an action
- As in gag : verb silence, stop up
- As in govern : verb influence; hold in check
- As in hamper : verb impede, restrict
- As in hold : verb have in one's hands, possession; grasp
- As in hold back/hold off : verb repress
- As in impede : verb obstruct, hinder
Synonyms for re strains
- abase
- abate
- abjure
- abnegate
- abridge
- absorb
- abstain
- acquire
- act like a wet blanket
- adapt
- adhere
- adjure
- adjust
- administer
- admix
- admonish
- affix
- afflict
- allay
- alleviate
- alter
- anticipate
- appease
- appoint
- apprehend
- arrange
- arrest
- asphyxiate
- assign
- assuage
- astrict
- astringe
- attach
- attune
- authorize
- avert
- avoid
- awe
- baffle
- balance
- balk
- balm
- ban
- bandage
- bar
- barricade
- bastille
- batten
- be frugal
- be in authority
- be in driver's seat
- be in power
- be parsimonious
- be sparing
- be stingy
- be supported
- be temperate
- bear down
- bear in mind
- beat
- beat down
- beat off
- becalm
- beckon
- begrudge
- belittle
- berate
- bid
- bilk
- bind
- bit
- black out
- blacklist
- bleach
- bleep
- block
- blow whistle on
- blue-pencil
- bog down
- bogart
- bollix
- book
- border
- boss
- bottle
- bottle up
- bound
- bowdlerize
- box in
- box up
- boycott
- brake
- break
- break in
- break the spirit
- bridle
- bring to a screeching halt
- bring to a standstill
- bring to heel
- bring to naught
- bring to screeching halt
- buffalo
- bulldoze
- bust
- buttonhole
- cage
- call
- call down
- call for
- call on
- call the signals
- call upon
- calm
- calm down
- can
- cancel
- cap
- capture
- carry
- castigate
- catch
- caution
- cease
- censor
- center
- chain
- change
- charge
- chasten
- chastise
- check
- checkmate
- cherish
- chide
- chill
- chill out
- choke
- choke back
- choke off
- cinch
- circumscribe
- circumvent
- cite
- clam up
- clamp
- clamp down on
- clasp
- clean up
- cleave
- clench
- clinch
- cling
- cling to
- clog
- close
- close in
- close off
- closet
- cloud
- clutch
- coach
- coerce
- collar
- collect
- come down on
- comfort
- command
- commit
- compel
- compose
- compress
- conceal
- concentrate
- concuss
- condemn
- condense
- conduct
- confine
- confuse
- congest
- connect
- conquer
- console
- constrain
- constrict
- constringe
- consume
- contain
- contract
- contradict
- contravene
- control
- controvert
- cook
- cool
- cool down
- cool off
- cool out
- coop up
- copyright
- cork
- cork up
- corner
- corner the market
- counter
- counteract
- cover
- cover up
- cow
- crab
- crack down
- crack down on
- crack the whip
- cradle
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- crimp
- cripple
- criticize
- cross
- cruise
- crumble
- crush
- cuff
- cumber
- curb
- curtail
- cut
- cut corners
- cut down
- cut off
- dam
- damp
- dampen
- darken
- dash
- daunt
- deactivate
- deaden
- debar
- decay
- decelerate
- decide
- declare illegal
- decline
- decontaminate
- decrease
- decree
- deduct
- deemphasize
- deepen
- defeat
- defend against
- defer
- define
- degenerate
- deject
- delay
- delete
- delimit
- delimitate
- delineate
- demarcate
- demark
- demilitarize
- demur
- deny
- depreciate
- depress
- deprive
- desist
- detain
- deter
- deteriorate
- determine
- devaluate
- devour
- dictate
- die down
- dilute
- dim
- diminish
- direct
- directionalize
- disable
- disacknowledge
- disadvise
- disallow
- disappoint
- disavow
- disbelieve
- discard
- discipline
- disclaim
- discomfit
- disconcert
- discontinue
- discountenance
- discourage
- discredit
- disenfranchise
- disfranchise
- dismay
- disown
- dispirit
- dispose
- disprove
- disrupt
- dissuade
- ditch
- divert
- do away with
- dodge
- domesticize
- domiciliate
- dominate
- domineer
- double-cross
- doubt
- douse
- drag feet
- drag one's feet
- dragoon
- drain
- draw the line
- draw together
- dress
- drift
- drive
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- drop the iron curtain
- dry up
- duck
- dull
- dummy up
- dwindle
- ease
- ease up
- ebb
- edge
- edit
- eliminate
- elude
- embargo
- embarrass
- embrace
- employ
- enact
- encase
- enchain
- encircle
- enclose
- encompass
- encumber
- end
- enfetter
- enforce
- engage
- engross
- enjoin
- enjoin from
- enjoy
- enslave
- entangle
- enthrall
- entrammel
- entrap
- envelop
- environ
- escape
- eschew
- evade
- evaporate
- exact
- examine
- except
- excise
- exclude
- exercise control
- exercise power
- exile
- exprobate
- expurgate
- exscind
- extinguish
- fade
- fall off
- fasten
- faze
- fence in
- fend off
- fetter
- fight off
- fill
- fine tune
- fine-tune
- finish
- fix
- flag one
- float
- foil
- fold
- fondle
- forbear
- forbid
- force
- force upon
- forestall
- forfend
- forgo
- forsake
- foul up
- freeze
- freeze out
- freeze to
- frighten
- frustrate
- fulminate against
- furl
- gag
- gainsay
- garrote
- garrote/garrotte
- gentle
- get around
- get hooks into
- get in the way
- get the better of
- get the upper hand
- get under control
- girdle
- give directions
- give orders
- give the run-around
- give the slip
- give up
- gloss over
- glue
- go
- go easy
- go easy on
- go on the wagon
- go with
- govern
- grant
- grasp
- gridlock
- grip
- grudge
- guide
- halt
- hamper
- hamstring
- hand onto
- handcuff
- handicap
- handle
- hang on
- hang up
- harness
- have
- have authority
- have on the carpet
- head
- head off
- heap
- hem
- hem in
- hide
- hinder
- hitch
- hitch a ride
- hitch on
- hitchhike
- hobble
- hog
- hog-tie
- hogtie
- hold
- hold at bay
- hold back
- hold captive
- hold down
- hold fast
- hold hostage
- hold in
- hold in custody
- hold off
- hold office
- hold out
- hold out on
- hold over
- hold sway
- hold the reins
- hold up
- hook on
- hook up
- house-train
- housebreak
- hug
- humble
- husband
- hush
- hush up
- hustle
- ice
- idle
- immobilize
- immure
- impede
- impel
- impose
- impound
- imprison
- incarcerate
- incline
- inclose
- inconvenience
- indebt
- indenture
- inflect
- inflict
- influence
- inhibit
- inspect
- instruct
- intercept
- interdict
- interfere
- interfere with
- intern
- interpose
- interrupt
- intervene
- intimidate
- inundate
- jail
- jam up
- join
- journey
- juke
- keep
- keep at bay
- keep back
- keep captive
- keep close
- keep down
- keep feeling inside oneself
- keep from
- keep in
- keep in check
- keep in custody
- keep in line
- keep in mind
- keep lid on
- keep out
- keep possession
- keep secret
- keep the lid on
- keep tight rein on
- keep to oneself
- keep under one's hat
- keep under one's thumb
- keep under thumb
- keep under wraps
- keep within bounds
- keep within limits
- kill
- knock off
- lace
- lap
- lapse
- lash
- launder
- lay down the law
- lead
- leash
- leave off
- lessen
- let up
- lighten
- limit
- lock
- lock in
- lock up
- lose edge
- louse up
- lower
- lull
- maintain
- make
- make ends meet
- make impracticable
- make indebted
- make light of
- make little of
- make necessary
- make reasonable
- manacle
- manage
- mark
- mark out
- mask
- master
- match
- measure
- mellow
- memorize
- mew
- mind
- minimize
- mire
- mitigate
- moderate
- modify
- modulate
- mollify
- monkey around with
- monkey with
- monopolize
- moor
- motor
- move
- muffle
- mute
- muzzle
- nab
- nail down
- narrow
- narrow down
- necessitate
- negate
- negative
- nip in the bud
- nix
- not buy
- not do
- not let go
- nourish
- nullify
- objurgate
- oblige
- obscure
- obstruct
- obviate
- occlude
- occupy
- officiate
- omit
- oppose
- oppress
- ordain
- order
- ordinate
- ostracize
- outlaw
- outline
- outwit
- overbear
- overcome
- overpower
- override
- overrule
- overrun
- oversee
- overwhelm
- own
- own exclusively
- pacify
- pad
- palliate
- palm
- pass
- pass on
- pass up
- paste
- patent
- pause
- peg down
- pen
- penalize
- penny-pinch
- peter out
- pick up
- picket
- pin
- pin down
- pinch
- pinion
- pinpoint
- pit
- placate
- place injunction on
- play down
- play off
- plug
- possess
- post
- postpone
- preclude
- predispose
- predominate
- prelimit
- preponderate
- prescribe
- preserve
- preside
- preside over
- press
- prevail
- prevent
- prevent publication
- proclaim
- progress
- prohibit
- prorogue
- proscribe
- pull back
- pull in
- punish
- purge
- purify
- push
- put a damper on
- put a lid on
- put a lock on
- put a stop to
- put a stopper in
- put an end to
- put away
- put behind bars
- put chill on
- put down
- put foot down
- put half nelson on
- put in irons
- put lock on
- put off
- put on brakes
- put on ice
- put straitjacket on
- put the arm on
- put the chill on
- put the lid on
- put together
- put under lock and key
- put up fight
- qualify
- quash
- queer
- quelch
- quell
- quench
- quiet
- quieten
- quit
- rail in
- railroad
- rake over the coals
- ration
- rattle
- re-collect
- rebate
- rebuff
- rebuke
- rebut
- recall
- recant
- recess
- recognize
- recollect
- reconcile
- reduce
- refrain
- refuse
- refuse transmission
- refute
- regulate
- reign
- reign over
- rein
- rein in
- reject
- relax
- relieve
- remand
- remember
- reminisce
- remit
- remove
- renounce
- repel
- reply
- reprehend
- repress
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprove
- repudiate
- repulse
- require
- requisition
- reserve
- resist
- resolve
- restrain
- restrict
- retain
- retaliate
- retard
- retrospect
- revamp
- review
- revile
- revoke
- roll
- roll back
- rope
- ruin
- rule
- rule out
- rule the roost
- run
- run circles around
- run in
- run low
- run rings around
- run the show
- sacrifice
- saddle with
- sandbag
- sanitize
- save
- save for rainy day
- say no
- say no to
- scare
- scissor out
- scold
- scotch
- scourge
- scrape
- scrimp
- scrub
- seal
- secure
- segregate
- seize
- send for
- send to prison
- send up
- send up the river
- set
- set back
- settle
- sew up
- shackle
- shade
- shake
- shake off
- shelve
- shepherd
- shield
- shorten
- shotgun
- shower
- shrink
- shrivel
- shroud
- shuffle off
- shun
- shush
- shut down
- shut in
- shut off
- shut out
- shut up
- shy
- silence
- simmer down
- sink
- sit
- sit on
- sit on top of
- sit out
- skimp on
- skin
- skip
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slough
- slow
- slow down
- slow up
- slump
- smother
- snafu
- snuff
- sober
- sock away
- soft-pedal
- soften
- solace
- soothe
- spare
- specify
- spike
- spurn
- squash
- squeeze
- squelch
- squirrel
- stall
- stamp out
- stash
- staunch
- stave off
- stay
- stay put
- steer
- stem
- sterilize
- stick
- stifle
- still
- stockade
- stonewall
- stop
- stop from spreading
- stop oneself
- stop up
- stopper
- strangle
- strangulate
- strap
- strike out
- stumble
- stymie
- subdue
- subject
- subjugate
- subpoena
- subside
- suffocate
- summon
- superintend
- supervise
- supervise communications
- suppress
- surround
- suspend
- swallow
- swathe
- sway
- switch
- syndicate
- taboo
- tack on
- tail away
- tail off
- take
- take away
- take charge
- take down
- take exception to
- take lead
- take over
- take prisoner
- take the bite out of
- take the cure
- take the edge off
- take the pledge
- take the sting out of
- take to task
- take up
- take wind out of
- talk out of
- tame
- tape up
- taper
- task
- tauten
- tell
- temper
- tense
- terminate
- tether
- throttle
- throw book at
- throw cold water on
- throw monkey wrench in
- throw over
- throw weight around
- thumb a ride
- thwart
- tie
- tie down
- tie one's hands
- tie up
- tighten
- tighten belt
- tone
- tone down
- tongue-lash
- tongue-tie
- tool around
- tour
- train
- trammel
- trample
- tranquilize
- transmogrify
- trap
- travel
- trim
- triumph over
- truss
- try
- tuck
- tune
- tune down
- turn aside
- turn down
- turn off
- turn on the heat
- turn thumbs down
- tweak
- tyrannize
- underlie
- underplay
- underrate
- unite
- upbraid
- upset
- upset one's apple cart
- upset the apple cart
- urge
- use
- utilize
- vanquish
- vary
- veto
- vise
- wane
- ward
- ward off
- warn
- waste
- water down
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- weigh down
- wield
- wither
- withhold
- withstand
- wrap
- wring
- yoke
- zing
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