Synonyms for restraint
rɪˈstreɪntre·straint

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1. restraint

   A bar is something that is or may be firmly fixed, ordinarily with intent to prevent entrance or egress; as, the bars of a prison cell; the bars of a wood-lot. A barrier obstructs, but is not necessarily impassable. Barrier is used of objects more extensive than those to which bar is ordinarily applied. A mountain range may be a barrier to exploration; but a mass of sand across the entrance to a harbor is called a bar. Discovered falsehood is a bar to confidence. Barricade has become practically a technical name for an improvised street fortification, and, unless in some way modified, is usually so understood. A parapet is a low or breast-high wall, as about the edge of a roof, terrace, etc., especially, in military use, such a wall for the protection of troops; a rampart is the embankment surrounding a fort, on which the parapet is raised; the word rampart is often used as including the parapet. Bulwark is a general word for any defensive wall or rampart; its only technical use at present is in nautical language, where it signifies the raised side of a ship above the upper deck, topped by the rail. Compare BOUNDARY; IMPEDIMENT.

   Synonyms:
   bar, barricade, barrier, breastwork, bulwark, hindrance, obstacle, obstruction, parapet, prohibition, rampart, restriction

   Antonyms:
   admittance, entrance, opening, passage, road, thoroughfare, transit, way

   Preposition:
   A barrier to progress, against invasion; a barrier between nations.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. restraintnoun

   the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

   "the unlawful restraint of trade"

   Synonyms:
   control, constraint, simplicity, chasteness, simpleness

   Antonyms:
   unrestraint

2. restraint, controlnoun

   discipline in personal and social activities

   "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"

   Synonyms:
   dominance, control condition, controller, mastery, ascendancy, command, control, ascendency, ascendance, simplicity, chasteness, constraint, ascendence, simpleness

   Antonyms:
   unrestraint

3. constraint, restraintnoun

   the state of being physically constrained

   "dogs should be kept under restraint"

   Synonyms:
   control, constraint, simplicity, chasteness, simpleness

   Antonyms:
   unrestraint

4. restraintnoun

   a rule or condition that limits freedom

   "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"

   Synonyms:
   control, constraint, simplicity, chasteness, simpleness

   Antonyms:
   unrestraint

5. chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simplenessnoun

   lack of ornamentation

   "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"

   Synonyms:
   simple mindedness, simmpleness, control, ease, easiness, simplicity, chasteness, constraint, simpleness

   Antonyms:
   unrestraint

6. restraint, constraintnoun

   a device that retards something's motion

   "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"

   Synonyms:
   control, constraint, simplicity, chasteness, simpleness

   Antonyms:
   unrestraint

Matched Categories

1. • Control
   • Device
   • Plainness
   • Restriction

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. restraintnoun

   Synonyms:
   check, curb, repression, bridle, suppression, constraint, CRAMP, prohibition, hold-back

2. restraintnoun

   Synonyms:
   hinderance, prevention

3. restraintnoun

   Synonyms:
   limitation, restriction, imprisonment, confinement

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. restraintnoun

   Synonyms:
   repression, constraint, check, suppression, limitation, prevention, confinement, duress

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "restraint":

   moderation, self-control, self-restraint, withholding, deduction, holdback, tie-down, restriction, containment, retention, restraining, constraint, reticence, restrictions, coercion, limitation, impoundment, austerity, chosen

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1. Keith Ellison:

   We must all be committed to establish the facts of what happened in the interest of justice, we must come together to heal our community and work together toward justice and fairness. I call on demonstrators to remain peaceful, and on law enforcement to exercise restraint.

2. Antony Blinken:

   And just as we've been clear with Moscow, we're also urging Ukraine to continue to exercise restraint, because again, the Russian playbook is to claim provocation for something that they were planning to do all along.

3. Ertugrul Apakan:

   We have been registering with great concern the deterioration of the situation in the east for months now, it is regrettable that the sides did not heed our many calls for restraint.

4. Yang Guang:

   We would like to make it clear to the very small group of unscrupulous and violent criminals and the dirty forces behind them: Those who play with fire will perish by it, dont ever misjudge the situation and mistake our restraint for weakness.

5. Carole Baskin:

   I was so impressed with the deputy that showed up on the scene because Carole Baskin did exactly the right thing. And he showed amazing restraint in not shooting that tiger, he kept eye contact. He backed away slowly. A tiger, if you look down, if you turn, if that neighbor had run back to his door, that triggers their instinct to kill.