restraints [ri-streynt]
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
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
Main Entry: calm
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: quietness, composure
Synonyms: calmness, dispassion, doldrums, hush, impassivity, imperturbation, lull, patience, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, repose, rest, restraint, serenity, silence, stillness, stoicism, tranquility
Antonyms: agitation, anger, madness, restlessness, storminess, terror, turbulence, violence
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