restraint

Main Entry:
restraint [ri-streynt]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: self-control
Synonyms: abstemiousness, abstinence, caution, coercion, command, compulsion, confines, constraint, control, coolness, curtailment, economy, forbearance, grip, hindrance, hold, inhibition, limitation, moderation, prevention, repression, reserve, restriction, secretiveness, self-denial, self-discipline, self-government, self-possession, self-restraint, silence, suppression, unnaturalness, withholding
Antonyms: agitation, arousal, wildness
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Restraint.
Synonyms:
-nouns
restraint; hindrance; coercion (compulsion); cohibition, constraint, repression; discipline, control., confinement; durance, duress; imprisonment; incarceration, coarctation, entombment, mancipation, durance vile, limbo, captivity; blockade., arrest, arrestation; custody, keep, care, charge, ward, restringency., curb (means of restraint); lettres de cachet., limitation, restriction, protection, monopoly; prohibition., prisoner; repressionist.
-verbs
restrain, check; put under restraint, lay under restraint; enthral(l), inthral(l), bethral(l); restrict; debar (hinder); constrain; coerce (compel); curb, control; hold back, hold from, hold in, hold in check, hold within bounds, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep within bounds; hold in leash, hold in leading strings; withhold., keep under; repress, suppress; smother; pull in, rein in; hold, hold fast; keep a tight hand on; prohibit; inhibit, cohibit., enchain; fasten (join); fetter, shackle; entrammel; bridle, muzzle, hopple, gag, pinion, manacle, handcuff, tie one's hands, hobble, bind hand and foot; swathe, swaddle; pin down, tether; picket; tie down, tie up; secure; forge fetters., confine; shut up, shut in; clap up, lock up, box up, mew up, bottle up, cork up, seal up, button up; hem in, bolt in, wall in, rail in; impound, pen, coop; inclose (circumscribe); cage; incage, encage; close the door upon, cloister; imprison, immure; incarcerate, entomb; clap under hatches, lay under hatches; put in irons, put in a strait-waistcoat; throw into prison, cast into prison; put into bilboes., arrest; take up, take charge of, take into custody; take prisoner, take captive, make prisoner, make captive; captivate; lead captive, lead into captivity; send to prison, commit to prison; commit; give in charge, give in custody; subjugate.
-adjectives
restrained, constrained; imprisoned; pent up; jammed in, wedged in; under lock and key, under restraint, under hatches; in swaddling clothes; on parole; in custody (prisoner); cohibitive; coactive (compulsory)., stiff, restringent, strait-laced, hidebound, barkbound., ice bound, wind bound, weather bound; "cabined cribbed confined" [Macbeth]; in Lob's pound, laid by the heels.
Antonyms: liberation
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Main Entry: arrest
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: slowing or stopping
Synonyms: blockage, cessation, check, checking, delay, end, halt, hindrance, inhibition, interruption, obstruction, prevention, restraining, restraint, stalling, stay, staying, stoppage, suppression, suspension
Antonyms: activation, encouragement, letting go, release
Main Entry: avoidance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: eluding; preventing
Synonyms: absention, circumvention, delay, departure, dodge, dodging, elusion, escape, escapism, eschewal, evasion, flight, forbearance, nonparticipation, parry, passive resistance, prevention, recession, recoil, restraint, retreat, run-around, self-restraint, shirking, shunning, steering clear of
Antonyms: meeting
Main Entry: bar
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: barrier; blockage
Synonyms: barricade, blank wall, block, clog, deterrent, encumbrance, fence, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, pale, rail, railing, restraint, road block, snag, stop, stumbling block, traverse, wall
Antonyms: advantage, aid, help
Main Entry: barrier
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: obstruction to goal
Synonyms: bar, check, difficulty, drawback, encumbrance, handicap, hindrance, hurdle, impediment, limitation, obstacle, pale, preventive, restraint, restriction, stumbling block
Antonyms: opening
Main Entry: bond
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: association, relation
Synonyms: affiliation, affinity, attachment, connection, connective, friendship, hookup, interrelationship, liaison, link, marriage, network, obligation, relationship, restraint, tie, tie-in, union
Main Entry: brake
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: stopping device; check
Synonyms: anchor, binders, cinchers, constraint, control, curb, damper, deterrent, discouragement, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, obstacle, rein, restraint, retarding device
Notes: to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack
Antonyms: accelerator
Main Entry: bridle
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: restraining device
Synonyms: check, control, curb, deterrent, hackamore, halter, headstall, leash, rein, restraint, trammels
Notes: bridal relates to a bride or a marriage ceremony while a bridle is a harness
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