restraint - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of controlling by restraining someone or something

Synonyms

• restraint

More generic

• control

More specific

• bridle
• check
• collar
• confinement
• containment
• curb
• curtailment
• damper
• immobilisation
• immobilization
• immobilizing
• leash
• restraint of trade
• restriction
• suppression

Noun

a device that retards something's motion

Synonyms

• constraint
• restraint

More generic

• device

More specific

• air bag
• airbrake
• arrester
• arrester hook
• band
• bond
• brake
• brake pad
• brake shoe
• catch
• chain
• dive brake
• drogue
• fastener
• fastening
• fixing
• gag
• hamper
• holdfast
• ignition lock
• lead
• leash
• life belt
• lock
• muzzle
• safety belt
• safety harness
• sea anchor
• shackle
• shoe
• skid
• stop
• tether
• trammel

Noun

lack of ornamentation

Synonyms

• chasteness
• restraint
• simpleness
• simplicity

More generic

• plainness

Noun

discipline in personal and social activities

Synonyms

• control
• restraint

More generic

• discipline

Opposite / Antonyms

• unrestraint

More specific

• continence
• inhibition
• moderation
• self-restraint
• temperance
• temperateness

Noun

a rule or condition that limits freedom

Synonyms

• restraint

More generic

• limitation
• restriction

More specific

• floodgate

Noun

the state of being physically constrained

Synonyms

• constraint
• restraint

More generic

• confinement

More specific

• cage

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