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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repress, restrict |
| Synonyms: | abstain, bit, bottle up, box in, bridle, bring to screeching halt, check, clog, constrain, contain, control, cook*, cool down, cool off, deny, entrammel, fetter, hamper, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold down, hold in, ice*, impede, inhibit, keep lid on, keep tight rein on, leash, manacle, moderate, muzzle, refrain, rein in, restrain, retard, scrub, send up, shackle, subdue, suppress, tame, tie, tie up, withhold |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, encourage, foster, help |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | retard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder, obstruct |
| Synonyms: | arrest, back off, baffle, balk, bog, bog down, brake, bring to screeching halt, check, choke, choke off, clog, close off, crimp, dawdle, decelerate, decrease, defer, delay, detain, down, encumber, falter, fetter, flag, hamper, handicap, hang up, hesitate, hold back, hold up, impede, lessen, let up, loaf, loiter, mire, poke, postpone, reduce, retardate, set back, shut down, shut off, slacken, slow down, slow up, stall, take down |
| Antonyms: | advance, help, push |
| Main Entry: | stifle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prevent, restrain |
| Synonyms: | asphyxiate, black out, bring to screeching halt, burke, check, choke, choke back, clam up, clamp down, constipate, cork, cover up, crack down, curb, dry up, extinguish, gag, hold it down, hush, hush up, kill*, muffle, muzzle, put the lid on, repress, shut up, silence, sit on, smother, spike, squash, squelch, stagnate, stop, strangle, stultify, suffocate, suppress, torpedo, trammel |
| Antonyms: | encourage, help, persuade |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | immobilize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tie |
| Synonyms: | bind*, bring to a screeching halt, clog, confine, curb, delay, entrammel, fetter, hog-tie, hold, idle, leash, limit, lock up, obstruct, restrain, restrict, shackle, stop, tie one's hands, tie up, trammel |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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