Synonyms for restraint
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ri-streynt |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈstreɪnt |
Top 10 synonyms for restraint Other synonyms for the word restraint
- abridgment
- abstemiousness
- abstinence
- arrest
- bar
- barrier
- bondage
- bridle
- captivity
- chains
- check
- coercion
- command
- compulsion
- confinement
- confines
- coolness
- cramp
- curtailment
- decrease
- deprivation
- detention
- determent
- deterrence
- economy
- fetters
- forbearance
- grip
- hindrance
- hold
- impediment
- imprisonment
- inhibition
- instruction
- interdict
- limitation
- manacles
- obstacle
- obstruction
- order
- pinions
- prevention
- rein
- repression
- reserve
- restriction
- rope
- secretiveness
- self-denial
- self-discipline
- self-government
- self-possession
- self-restraint
- silence
- stop
- stoppage
- straitjacket
- string
- suppression
- taboo
- unnaturalness
- weight
- withholding
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for restraint
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