Synonyms for Re straining:

• adj.

  •binding (adjective)
  • enslaved,
  • limiting,
  • attached,
  • tied,
  • fastened,
  • indentured,
  • tying.
  •governing (adjective)
  • ascendant,
  • controlling,
  • dominant,
  • Overseeing,
  • conducting,
  • presidential,
  • executive,
  • absolute,
  • ordering,
  • authoritative,
  • ruling,
  • magisterial,
  • guiding,
  • regulatory,
  • supervisory,
  • mastering,
  • dominating,
  • directing,
  • gubernatorial,
  • Superintending,
  • influential,
  • supreme,
  • administrative,
  • determining.
  •prohibitive (adjective)
  • exorbitant,
  • preposterous,
  • sky-high,
  • repressive,
  • steep,
  • Proscriptive,
  • financial means conditional,
  • suppressive,
  • high-priced,
  • expensive,
  • Preventing,
  • excessive,
  • extortionate.
  •restraining (adjective)
  • constraining,
  • forbidding,
  • restrictive,
  • Prohibiting,
  • coercive,
  • governing.
  •retaining (adjective)
  • confining,
  • saving,
  • Suppressing,
  • preserving,
  • withholding,
  • Securing,
  • Treasuring,
  • Reserving,
  • Employing,
  • holding back,
  • remembering,
  • Sustaining,
  • cherishing,
  • working,
  • embracing,
  • Possessing,
  • engaging,
  • keeping,
  • seizing,
  • holding,
  • accommodating,
  • Owning,
  • taking,
  • Hiring,
  • Having,
  • commemorating,
  • arresting.
  •tying (adjective)
  • Shackling,
  • restricting.

• n.

  •arrest (noun)
  • bust,
  • nip,
  • bag,
  • pick up,
  • drop,
  • end,
  • heat,
  • capture,
  • nail,
  • stalling,
  • pull,
  • grab,
  • sweep,
  • cessation,
  • collar,
  • fall,
  • obstruction,
  • prevention,
  • constraint,
  • crimp,
  • halt,
  • snare,
  • captivity,
  • jailing,
  • imprisonment,
  • glom,
  • blockage,
  • confinement,
  • apprehension,
  • delay,
  • incarceration,
  • protective custody,
  • appropriation,
  • run in,
  • mitt,
  • detention,
  • preventive custody,
  • inhibition,
  • hook,
  • interruption,
  • booby trap,
  • nick,
  • pinch,
  • Sequestering,
  • nab,
  • pull in,
  • hindrance,
  • pickle,
  • Restraining,
  • suppression,
  • gaff,
  • restraint,
  • accommodation,
  • Checking,
  • commitment,
  • Staying,
  • suspension,
  • stoppage.
  •confining (noun)
  • bounding,
  • Imprisoning,
  • Detaining,
  • enclosing.

• v.

  •adjourn (verb)
  • discontinue,
  • shelve,
  • postpone,
  • restrain,
  • hold over,
  • recess,
  • prorogue,
  • hold up,
  • hold off,
  • defer,
  • put off,
  • suspend.
  •arrest (verb)
  • can,
  • scrub,
  • interrupt,
  • stall,
  • shut down,
  • retard,
  • freeze,
  • block,
  • obstruct,
  • knock off.
  •bar (verb)
  • condemn,
  • shut out,
  • circumvent,
  • eliminate,
  • enjoin,
  • interfere,
  • stop,
  • segregate,
  • boycott,
  • exile,
  • discountenance,
  • preclude,
  • exclude,
  • rule out,
  • forbid,
  • outlaw,
  • deny,
  • ban,
  • override,
  • discourage,
  • except,
  • refuse,
  • ostracize,
  • disallow,
  • interdict,
  • freeze out,
  • keep out,
  • reject,
  • frustrate.
  •bate (verb)
  • lapse.
  •bind (verb)
  • compel,
  • Enfetter,
  • adhere,
  • tether,
  • trammel,
  • put lock on,
  • indenture,
  • edge,
  • cinch,
  • prescribe,
  • lash,
  • attach,
  • fold,
  • peg down,
  • clamp,
  • necessitate,
  • enchain,
  • border,
  • lap,
  • hitch on,
  • hook on,
  • stick,
  • cover,
  • hem,
  • lace,
  • engage,
  • constrict,
  • hitch,
  • rope,
  • shackle,
  • wrap,
  • swathe,
  • moor,
  • truss,
  • paste,
  • oblige,
  • fix,
  • tack on,
  • handcuff,
  • pin down,
  • dress,
  • bandage,
  • put together,
  • finish,
  • put half nelson on,
  • glue,
  • strap,
  • trim,
  • enslave,
  • require,
  • force,
  • encase,
  • yoke,
  • hobble,
  • unite,
  • pin,
  • connect,
  • furl,
  • leash,
  • tie,
  • hook up.
  •bottle up (verb)
  • corner,
  • trap,
  • coop up,
  • entrap,
  • cover up,
  • cramp,
  • enclose,
  • hold in,
  • hold back,
  • shut in,
  • keep feeling inside oneself,
  • bring to naught,
  • hold down,
  • keep back,
  • keep secret.
  •bound (verb)
  • delimitate,
  • mark,
  • determine,
  • measure,
  • mark out,
  • terminate,
  • demarcate,
  • define,
  • encircle,
  • surround.
  •bridle (verb)
  • master,
  • keep in check,
  • withhold,
  • rule,
  • moderate.
  •cage (verb)
  • envelop,
  • immure,
  • mew,
  • fence in,
  • shut up,
  • pen,
  • close in,
  • incarcerate.
  •censor (verb)
  • bleep,
  • examine,
  • inspect,
  • expurgate,
  • sterilize,
  • refuse transmission,
  • review,
  • edit,
  • blue-pencil,
  • delete,
  • Exscind,
  • supervise communications,
  • abridge,
  • revile,
  • excise,
  • strike out,
  • bowdlerize,
  • criticize,
  • put the lid on,
  • drop the iron curtain,
  • blacklist,
  • purify,
  • sanitize,
  • prevent publication,
  • bleach,
  • black out,
  • clean up,
  • purge,
  • narrow,
  • decontaminate,
  • conceal,
  • oversee,
  • scissor out,
  • squelch,
  • cut,
  • launder.
  •chasten (verb)
  • berate,
  • rebuke,
  • have on the carpet,
  • castigate,
  • admonish,
  • rake over the coals,
  • tongue-lash,
  • call down,
  • exprobate,
  • objurgate,
  • scold,
  • chide,
  • soften,
  • fulminate against,
  • reprimand,
  • afflict,
  • reproach,
  • discipline,
  • take to task,
  • reprove,
  • abase,
  • tame,
  • try,
  • scourge,
  • humble,
  • punish,
  • cow,
  • reprehend,
  • upbraid,
  • penalize,
  • chastise.
  •circumscribe (verb)
  • bound,
  • delineate,
  • environ,
  • girdle,
  • bar,
  • encompass,
  • outline,
  • Prelimit,
  • nail down.
  •command (verb)
  • call,
  • enact,
  • administer,
  • superintend,
  • authorize,
  • tell,
  • call the signals,
  • influence,
  • exercise power,
  • have authority,
  • task,
  • lay down the law,
  • lead,
  • call on,
  • impose,
  • dictate,
  • supervise,
  • requisition,
  • give orders,
  • boss,
  • tyrannize,
  • order,
  • inflict,
  • ordain,
  • conquer,
  • conduct,
  • manage,
  • set,
  • prohibit,
  • reign over,
  • bid,
  • regulate,
  • coerce,
  • send for,
  • grant,
  • take charge,
  • call for,
  • coach,
  • appoint,
  • take over,
  • head,
  • preside over,
  • warn,
  • proclaim,
  • prevail,
  • give directions,
  • force upon,
  • oppress,
  • dominate,
  • cite,
  • charge,
  • exact,
  • subpoena,
  • beckon,
  • wield,
  • take lead,
  • domineer,
  • officiate,
  • call upon,
  • instruct,
  • hold office,
  • run,
  • ordinate,
  • overbear,
  • sway,
  • predominate,
  • adjure,
  • put foot down,
  • summon,
  • reign,
  • push.
  •compel (verb)
  • hustle,
  • impel,
  • turn on the heat,
  • shotgun,
  • put the chill on,
  • bulldoze,
  • enforce,
  • concuss,
  • make,
  • put the arm on,
  • squeeze,
  • drive,
  • urge,
  • dragoon,
  • make necessary,
  • throw weight around.
  •compose (verb)
  • assuage,
  • mitigate,
  • placate,
  • pacify,
  • smother,
  • Re-collect,
  • resolve,
  • lull,
  • balm,
  • lessen,
  • soothe,
  • tune down,
  • adjust,
  • settle,
  • modulate,
  • solace,
  • becalm,
  • console,
  • still,
  • temper,
  • appease,
  • relax,
  • simmer down,
  • tranquilize,
  • arrange,
  • allay,
  • collect,
  • rein,
  • quiet,
  • ease up,
  • comfort,
  • reconcile,
  • let up,
  • slacken,
  • ease,
  • quell.
  •confine (verb)
  • cool down,
  • put away,
  • ice,
  • send up,
  • shorten,
  • put a lid on,
  • hog-tie,
  • cage,
  • intern,
  • put on ice.
  •constrict (verb)
  • condense,
  • constringe,
  • tighten,
  • draw together,
  • tauten,
  • astringe,
  • concentrate,
  • choke,
  • contract,
  • tuck,
  • shrink,
  • compress,
  • strangle,
  • clench,
  • strangulate,
  • tense.
  •contain (verb)
  • keep lid on,
  • stifle,
  • compose.
  •control (verb)
  • rein in,
  • monopolize,
  • awe.
  •cool (verb)
  • calm,
  • reduce,
  • dampen,
  • chill,
  • calm down.
  •curb (verb)
  • bit,
  • Entrammel,
  • box in,
  • impede,
  • keep tight rein on,
  • cook,
  • clog,
  • refrain,
  • bring to screeching halt,
  • abstain,
  • cool off.
  •dam (verb)
  • barricade,
  • stop up,
  • slow,
  • close,
  • brake.
  •dampen (verb)
  • dash,
  • dull,
  • deaden,
  • dismay,
  • mute,
  • depress,
  • deject,
  • dispirit,
  • muffle,
  • cloud,
  • diminish.
  •decrease (verb)
  • cut down,
  • narrow down,
  • shrivel,
  • degenerate,
  • fade,
  • fall off,
  • droop,
  • wear away,
  • run low,
  • wane,
  • evaporate,
  • dwindle,
  • sink,
  • lower,
  • die down,
  • drop off,
  • wear down,
  • devaluate,
  • wither,
  • slash,
  • slack off,
  • modify,
  • lose edge,
  • decline,
  • abate,
  • weaken,
  • waste,
  • dry up,
  • decay,
  • lighten,
  • subside,
  • depreciate,
  • slump,
  • deteriorate,
  • peter out,
  • tail off,
  • ebb,
  • slow down,
  • crumble.
  •defuse (verb)
  • cripple,
  • disable,
  • alleviate,
  • mollify,
  • deactivate,
  • demilitarize,
  • pad.
  •deny (verb)
  • begrudge,
  • nullify,
  • rebut,
  • controvert,
  • forgo,
  • forsake,
  • discredit,
  • veto,
  • rebuff,
  • taboo,
  • eschew,
  • disprove,
  • recant,
  • negate,
  • disclaim,
  • take exception to,
  • Disacknowledge,
  • discard,
  • not buy,
  • repudiate,
  • refute,
  • negative,
  • enjoin from,
  • contravene,
  • abjure,
  • turn thumbs down,
  • turn down,
  • disown,
  • contradict,
  • gainsay,
  • spurn,
  • disavow,
  • sacrifice,
  • disbelieve,
  • oppose,
  • say no to,
  • doubt,
  • revoke,
  • abnegate.
  •detain (verb)
  • bog down,
  • buttonhole,
  • mire,
  • reserve,
  • apprehend,
  • decelerate,
  • hang up,
  • set back,
  • slow up.
  •deter (verb)
  • damp,
  • frighten,
  • put a damper on,
  • scare,
  • act like a wet blanket,
  • forestall,
  • daunt,
  • dissuade,
  • stave off,
  • avert,
  • turn off,
  • Forfend,
  • throw cold water on,
  • talk out of,
  • obviate,
  • divert,
  • Disadvise,
  • caution,
  • intimidate.
  •enjoin (verb)
  • place injunction on.
  •enslave (verb)
  • disenfranchise,
  • subject,
  • enthrall,
  • put in irons,
  • subjugate,
  • keep under thumb,
  • disfranchise,
  • deprive,
  • secure,
  • get hooks into.
  •fetter (verb)
  • encumber,
  • drag feet,
  • cuff,
  • put straitjacket on,
  • hamstring,
  • hold captive,
  • throw monkey wrench in.
  •fight back (verb)
  • fight off.
  •fight back/fight off (verb)
  • repel,
  • hold at bay,
  • reply,
  • ward off,
  • put up fight,
  • resist,
  • repulse,
  • beat off,
  • keep at bay,
  • fend off,
  • retaliate.
  •foil (verb)
  • bilk,
  • balk,
  • outwit,
  • run circles around,
  • checkmate,
  • stymie,
  • counter,
  • skip,
  • bollix,
  • duck,
  • ditch,
  • crab,
  • beat,
  • disconcert,
  • elude,
  • shake,
  • faze,
  • give the slip,
  • Juke,
  • shake off,
  • shuffle off,
  • give the run-around,
  • upset the apple cart,
  • get around,
  • defeat,
  • foul up,
  • disappoint,
  • run rings around,
  • baffle,
  • thwart,
  • dodge,
  • buffalo,
  • rattle.
  •forbear (verb)
  • cease,
  • omit,
  • escape,
  • shun,
  • pause,
  • keep from,
  • desist,
  • avoid,
  • evade,
  • go easy.
  •forbid (verb)
  • censor,
  • spike,
  • cancel,
  • declare illegal,
  • embargo,
  • nix,
  • say no.
  •gag (verb)
  • demur,
  • stumble,
  • shy,
  • tape up,
  • throttle,
  • keep the lid on,
  • garrote,
  • cork up,
  • squash,
  • tongue-tie.
  •govern (verb)
  • dispose,
  • shepherd,
  • incline,
  • underlie,
  • steer,
  • directionalize,
  • handle,
  • decide,
  • predispose,
  • get the better of.
  •hamper (verb)
  • drag one's feet,
  • inconvenience,
  • entangle,
  • cramp one's style,
  • interfere with,
  • tie one's hands,
  • embarrass,
  • cumber,
  • foil,
  • get in the way.
  •hold (verb)
  • clasp,
  • catch,
  • own,
  • fondle,
  • cling,
  • seize,
  • clutch,
  • retain,
  • cleave,
  • hug,
  • hang on,
  • cradle,
  • cherish,
  • grip,
  • maintain,
  • possess,
  • nourish,
  • keep close,
  • take,
  • press,
  • wring,
  • freeze to,
  • put a lock on,
  • occupy,
  • embrace,
  • vise,
  • enjoy,
  • not let go,
  • carry,
  • stay put,
  • have,
  • clinch,
  • palm.
  •hold back/hold off (verb)
  • forbear.
  •immobilize (verb)
  • bring to a screeching halt,
  • idle.
  •impede (verb)
  • dam,
  • stonewall,
  • disrupt,
  • saddle with,
  • cut off,
  • flag one,
  • discomfit,
  • close off,
  • shut off,
  • blow whistle on.
  •imprison (verb)
  • closet,
  • stockade,
  • bastille,
  • occlude,
  • keep in custody,
  • commit,
  • lock in,
  • rail in,
  • put behind bars,
  • take prisoner,
  • keep captive,
  • hold hostage,
  • hold in custody,
  • remand,
  • send to prison.
  •incarcerate (verb)
  • railroad,
  • send up the river,
  • book,
  • put under lock and key,
  • slough,
  • take away,
  • throw book at.
  •inhibit (verb)
  • keep in,
  • put on brakes,
  • ward,
  • sandbag.
  •leash (verb)
  • fasten.
  •limit (verb)
  • assign,
  • specify,
  • ration,
  • draw the line,
  • cap.
  •localize (verb)
  • stop from spreading,
  • pinpoint,
  • center.
  •modify (verb)
  • decrease,
  • tone down,
  • remit,
  • qualify.
  •modulate (verb)
  • balance,
  • tune,
  • fine-tune,
  • tone,
  • vary,
  • revamp,
  • inflect,
  • transmogrify,
  • tweak,
  • attune,
  • switch.
  •monopolize (verb)
  • bogart,
  • engross,
  • exercise control,
  • patent,
  • own exclusively,
  • employ,
  • consume,
  • copyright,
  • syndicate,
  • absorb,
  • utilize,
  • sew up,
  • corner the market,
  • use,
  • keep to oneself,
  • devour,
  • take up,
  • acquire,
  • hog.
  •muzzle (verb)
  • hush,
  • silence,
  • dummy up,
  • crack down on,
  • quieten,
  • shush,
  • clamp down on.
  •obligate (verb)
  • make indebted,
  • Indebt,
  • Astrict.
  •obstruct (verb)
  • fill,
  • plug,
  • mask,
  • stopper,
  • shield,
  • monkey with,
  • hide,
  • congest,
  • obscure,
  • weigh down.
  •obviate (verb)
  • counteract,
  • do away with,
  • intervene,
  • remove,
  • anticipate,
  • interpose.
  •peter (verb)
  • drain,
  • tail away,
  • taper,
  • rebate.
  •pin (verb)
  • affix,
  • join,
  • immobilize,
  • hold fast.
  •play down (verb)
  • gloss over,
  • minimize,
  • underrate,
  • make light of,
  • belittle,
  • underplay,
  • make little of,
  • soft-pedal,
  • deemphasize.
  •preclude (verb)
  • make impracticable,
  • put a stop to,
  • quit.
  •prevent (verb)
  • intercept,
  • turn aside,
  • nip in the bud,
  • defend against,
  • head off,
  • put an end to.
  •prohibit (verb)
  • pass on,
  • jam up,
  • gridlock,
  • put a stopper in,
  • zing,
  • put down,
  • put chill on.
  •qualify (verb)
  • change,
  • alter,
  • adapt.
  •refrain (verb)
  • leave off,
  • be temperate,
  • pass,
  • take the pledge,
  • take the cure,
  • renounce,
  • pass up,
  • not do,
  • go on the wagon,
  • give up,
  • sit out.
  •repress (verb)
  • chasten,
  • overpower,
  • lock,
  • swallow,
  • quash,
  • quelch,
  • crush,
  • bottle,
  • overcome,
  • keep under wraps.
  •restrain (verb)
  • check,
  • inhibit,
  • box up,
  • subdue,
  • curtail,
  • debar,
  • gag,
  • circumscribe,
  • impound,
  • muzzle,
  • limit,
  • direct,
  • pull back,
  • confine,
  • constrain,
  • delimit,
  • jail,
  • keep in line,
  • cool,
  • cork,
  • fetter,
  • manacle,
  • choke back,
  • tie up,
  • hamper,
  • deter,
  • bridle,
  • control,
  • bind,
  • crack down,
  • handicap,
  • hogtie,
  • bottle up,
  • kill,
  • hinder,
  • curb,
  • sit on,
  • harness,
  • guide,
  • hem in,
  • chain,
  • imprison,
  • keep down,
  • stay,
  • hold,
  • suppress,
  • govern,
  • keep,
  • restrict,
  • prevent,
  • detain,
  • lock up,
  • arrest,
  • repress,
  • contain,
  • tie down,
  • proscribe,
  • pinion.
  •restrict (verb)
  • inclose,
  • keep within limits,
  • keep within bounds,
  • demark,
  • come down on.
  •retain (verb)
  • recollect,
  • recognize,
  • preserve,
  • hand onto,
  • recall,
  • memorize,
  • remember,
  • bear in mind,
  • husband,
  • keep in mind,
  • save,
  • retrospect,
  • grasp,
  • reminisce,
  • mind,
  • keep possession,
  • cling to.
  •ride (verb)
  • float,
  • motor,
  • hitch a ride,
  • progress,
  • be supported,
  • journey,
  • go,
  • go with,
  • roll,
  • cruise,
  • tool around,
  • travel,
  • thumb a ride,
  • sit,
  • post,
  • hitchhike,
  • tour,
  • drift,
  • move.
  •rule (verb)
  • decree,
  • crack the whip,
  • command,
  • preponderate,
  • be in driver's seat,
  • hold sway,
  • overrule,
  • rule the roost,
  • preside,
  • be in authority,
  • sit on top of,
  • keep under one's thumb,
  • run the show,
  • be in power,
  • hold the reins.
  •smother (verb)
  • douse,
  • snuff,
  • overwhelm,
  • shroud,
  • hush up,
  • shower,
  • quench,
  • inundate,
  • heap,
  • asphyxiate,
  • suffocate,
  • stamp out.
  •stem (verb)
  • bring to a standstill,
  • withstand.
  •stint (verb)
  • penny-pinch,
  • stash,
  • tighten belt,
  • roll back,
  • skimp on,
  • squirrel,
  • scrape,
  • scrimp,
  • be stingy,
  • cut corners,
  • be sparing,
  • go easy on,
  • save for rainy day,
  • be frugal,
  • sock away,
  • spare,
  • be parsimonious,
  • grudge,
  • make ends meet.
  •stop (verb)
  • choke off,
  • seal,
  • stem,
  • throw over,
  • break,
  • staunch.
  •subdue (verb)
  • beat down,
  • triumph over,
  • overrun,
  • break in,
  • gentle,
  • vanquish,
  • trample,
  • mellow,
  • extinguish,
  • bear down,
  • get under control,
  • get the upper hand.
  •tame (verb)
  • domiciliate,
  • train,
  • house-train,
  • housebreak,
  • bring to heel,
  • break the spirit,
  • domesticize,
  • water down.
  •temper (verb)
  • chill out,
  • take the bite out of,
  • take the edge off,
  • monkey around with,
  • palliate,
  • make reasonable,
  • cool out,
  • relieve,
  • dilute,
  • admix,
  • fine tune,
  • take the sting out of.
  •tether (verb)
  • picket,
  • batten.
  •thwart (verb)
  • play off,
  • ruin,
  • take wind out of,
  • skin,
  • queer,
  • confuse,
  • pit,
  • cross,
  • scotch,
  • upset one's apple cart,
  • snafu,
  • match,
  • take down,
  • louse up,
  • upset,
  • double-cross.
  •tone down (verb)
  • deepen,
  • dim,
  • shade,
  • sober,
  • darken,
  • play down.
  •withhold (verb)
  • deduct,
  • hold out,
  • keep under one's hat,
  • stop oneself,
  • clam up,
  • hold out on.

Antonyms for Re straining:

• adj.

  • binding
    breakable, revocable, Unbinding, unconfining, alterable, unnecessary.
  • governing
    inferior, tributary, subordinate, powerless.
  • prohibitive
    inexpensive, sensible, cheap, unlimited, moderate, reasonable, unrestrictive.

• n.

  • arrest
    advance, liberation, rise, continuation, freedom, promotion, commencement, encouragement, go, activation, beginning, refusal, letting go, assistance.

• v.

  • adjourn
    expedite, forward, urge, hasten, rally, begin, convoke, carry out, further, DO, hurry, convene, keep on, continue, open, stimulate.
  • arrest
    push, activate.
  • bar
    add, include, accept, approve, ratify, admit, advocate, clear, choose, keep, welcome, support, unfasten, grant, sanction.
  • bind
    separate, unlock, uncover, unhitch, let, lose, disjoin, center, disconnect, unwrap, detach, lay bare, remove, untie, succeed, unlace, forget, unbind.
  • bottle up
    tell, reveal, confide.
  • bound
    unrestrict.
  • bridle
    incite.
  • cage
    let out.
  • censor
    endorse, ignore, dirty, praise, enlarge, expand, put in.
  • chasten
    embolden, exonerate, reward, flatter, laud, animate, compliment, boost, extol, uplift, forgive, comfort, honor, cheer, inspirit, protect.
  • circumscribe
    unloose.
  • command
    conceal, leave alone, submit, follow, oppose, revoke, serve, reverse, recall, yield, hinder, surrender, veto, prevent, consent, stop, contradict, disallow, mismanage, countermand, ask, retreat, obey, reject, refuse, comply, cancel.
  • compel
    check, delay, discourage, dissuade, block, deter, impede, obstruct, halt.
  • compose
    annoy, anger, agitate, aggravate, scatter, trouble, provoke, intensify, disturb, upset, irritate, disperse, worsen, hurt, arouse, destroy, disarrange, move, disorganize, distress, increase, vex, ruin, excite, confuse, worry.
  • constrict
    stretch, lengthen, give.
  • contain
    exclude.
  • control
    distribute, relinquish, resign, risk, chance, renounce, share, jump in, rush.
  • cool
    go on, heat, strengthen, hearten, step up, warm, extend, raise.
  • curb
    facilitate, go ahead, indulge, foster.
  • dam
    unclog, unblock.
  • dampen
    dry, brighten.
  • decrease
    build, grow, ascend, improve, develop, go up, prolong.
  • defuse
    enable.
  • deny
    claim, concede, validate, confess, go along, accede, believe, acknowledge, concur, ok, corroborate, agree, credit, affirm, embrace, trust.
  • detain
    offer.
  • deter
    calm, put on to, persuade, instigate.
  • enslave
    emancipate.
  • fight back/fight off
    give in.
  • foil
    abet, soothe, placate, meet, face.
  • forbear
    involve, use, restart, partake.
  • forbid
    authorize.
  • govern
    hesitate, give way, acquiesce.
  • hamper
    explain, benefit.
  • hold
    desert, lack, drop, need, miss, want, disbelieve, cease, fail, quit.
  • keep
    consume, let happen, hand over, dishonor.
  • leash
    unchain.
  • limit
    unbound.
  • modify
    stagnate.
  • monopolize
    abstain.
  • obligate
    let off.
  • obstruct
    Unstop, unplug, unmask.
  • peter
    pour.
  • pin
    Unlatch, unpin.
  • play down
    blow up, play up, explode, build up.
  • prevent
    cause.
  • prohibit
    favor.
  • qualify
    disqualify, be unprepared, be lenient, stay, remain.
  • refrain
    carry on.
  • restrain
    allow, forsake, mislead, neglect, loose, let go, free, liberate, abandon, permit, loosen, give up, help, misguide, turn on, set free, leave, promote, assist, start, aid, release, encourage.
  • retain
    disregard, misunderstand, spend, fire, not have, waste, dispossess, pass up.
  • rule
    plead.
  • smother
    light.
  • stint
    squander.
  • subdue
    rouse.
  • tame
    mend, fix.
  • temper
    bend, condemn, infuriate, blame, soften, magnify, accuse, flex.
  • tether
    Unshackle.
  • thwart
    delight, order, clear up, please, enlighten, make happy, straighten.
  • withhold
    disclose, show, expose, divulge.