What is another word for re-strain?
1063 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɹˌiːstɹˈe͡ɪn], [ ɹˌiːstɹˈeɪn], [ ɹ_ˌiː_s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for re-strain:- adjourn (verb)
- arrest (verb)
- bar (verb)
- bate (verb)
- bind (verb)
- bottle up (verb)
- bound (verb)
- bridle (verb)
- cage (verb)
- censor (verb)
- chasten (verb)
- circumscribe (verb)
- command (verb)
- compel (verb)
- compose (verb)
- confine (verb)
- constrict (verb)
- contain (verb)
- control (verb)
- cool (verb)
- curb (verb)
- dam (verb)
- dampen (verb)
- decrease (verb)
- defuse (verb)
- deny (verb)
- detain (verb)
- deter (verb)
- enjoin (verb)
- enslave (verb)
- fetter (verb)
- fight back (verb)
- fight back/fight off (verb)
- foil (verb)
- forbear (verb)
- forbid (verb)
- gag (verb)
- govern (verb)
- hamper (verb)
- hold (verb)
- hold back/hold off (verb)
- immobilize (verb)
- impede (verb)
- imprison (verb)
- incarcerate (verb)
- inhibit (verb)
- leash (verb)
- limit (verb)
- localize (verb)
- modify (verb)
- modulate (verb)
- monopolize (verb)
- muzzle (verb)
- obligate (verb)
- obstruct (verb)
- obviate (verb)
- peter (verb)
- pin (verb)
- play down (verb)
- preclude (verb)
- prevent (verb)
- prohibit (verb)
- qualify (verb)
- refrain (verb)
- repress (verb)
- restrain (verb)
- restrict (verb)
- retain (verb)
- ride (verb)
- rule (verb)
- smother (verb)
- stem (verb)
- stint (verb)
- stop (verb)
- subdue (verb)
- tame (verb)
- temper (verb)
- tether (verb)
- thwart (verb)
- tone down (verb)
- withhold (verb)
- adjourn
- arrest
- bar
- bind
- bottle up
- bound
- bridle
- cage
- censor
- chasten
- circumscribe
- command
- compel
- compose
- constrict
- contain
- control
- cool
- curb
- dam
- dampen
- decrease
- defuse
- deny
- detain
- deter
- enslave
- fight back/fight off
- foil
- forbear
- forbid
- govern
- hamper
- hold
- keep
- leash
- limit
- modify
- monopolize
- obligate
- obstruct
- peter
- pin
- play down
- prevent
- prohibit
- qualify
- refrain
- restrain
- retain
- rule
- smother
- stint
- subdue
- tame
- temper
- tether
- thwart
- withhold
Synonyms for Re-strain:
v.
•adjourn (verb)- delay,
- prorogue,
- suspend,
- hold over,
- put off,
- hold off,
- discontinue,
- shelve,
- hold up,
- restrain,
- defer,
- recess,
- postpone.
- can,
- obstruct,
- knock off,
- freeze,
- retard,
- end,
- drop,
- stall,
- halt,
- shut down,
- block,
- scrub,
- interrupt.
- enjoin,
- except,
- disallow,
- circumvent,
- eliminate,
- rule out,
- outlaw,
- frustrate,
- forbid,
- keep out,
- exclude,
- refuse,
- freeze out,
- boycott,
- discourage,
- interdict,
- deny,
- interfere,
- segregate,
- reject,
- condemn,
- discountenance,
- preclude,
- ostracize,
- shut out,
- ban,
- exile,
- override,
- stop.
- constrict,
- hitch on,
- edge,
- lap,
- cinch,
- enslave,
- fold,
- trammel,
- adhere,
- stick,
- Enfetter,
- strap,
- compel,
- unite,
- hitch,
- hobble,
- indenture,
- border,
- enchain,
- tether,
- finish,
- furl,
- truss,
- yoke,
- hem,
- require,
- bandage,
- shackle,
- lace,
- force,
- moor,
- connect,
- wrap,
- peg down,
- swathe,
- put half nelson on,
- necessitate,
- rope,
- trim,
- cover,
- glue,
- clamp,
- fix,
- attach,
- put lock on,
- prescribe,
- tie,
- lash,
- oblige,
- handcuff,
- hook on,
- put together,
- pin,
- paste,
- hook up,
- tack on,
- leash,
- pin down,
- encase,
- dress,
- engage.
- corner,
- keep feeling inside oneself,
- coop up,
- cramp,
- hold back,
- cover up,
- entrap,
- hold in,
- trap,
- keep back,
- bring to naught,
- keep secret,
- enclose,
- hold down,
- shut in,
- collar.
- blue-pencil,
- blacklist,
- inspect,
- prevent publication,
- supervise communications,
- edit,
- sterilize,
- bleep,
- criticize,
- cut,
- conceal,
- examine,
- launder,
- review,
- scissor out,
- squelch,
- drop the iron curtain,
- black out,
- abridge,
- decontaminate,
- strike out,
- clean up,
- bowdlerize,
- put the lid on,
- expurgate,
- delete,
- oversee,
- refuse transmission,
- narrow,
- excise,
- Exscind,
- bleach,
- sanitize,
- revile,
- purge,
- purify.
- reprove,
- reprehend,
- admonish,
- tame,
- objurgate,
- try,
- rebuke,
- discipline,
- call down,
- castigate,
- penalize,
- punish,
- chide,
- soften,
- reprimand,
- scourge,
- reproach,
- scold,
- afflict,
- upbraid,
- have on the carpet,
- chastise,
- abase,
- take to task,
- humble,
- exprobate,
- fulminate against,
- berate,
- tongue-lash,
- cow,
- rake over the coals.
- call on,
- order,
- call,
- charge,
- hold office,
- set,
- send for,
- instruct,
- supervise,
- domineer,
- call upon,
- overbear,
- impose,
- inflict,
- adjure,
- call the signals,
- head,
- administer,
- tell,
- authorize,
- predominate,
- give directions,
- prevail,
- conduct,
- run,
- officiate,
- influence,
- superintend,
- reign over,
- ordain,
- conquer,
- regulate,
- oppress,
- give orders,
- dominate,
- proclaim,
- coerce,
- grant,
- exercise power,
- wield,
- manage,
- take charge,
- tyrannize,
- enact,
- task,
- coach,
- sway,
- exact,
- prohibit,
- put foot down,
- push,
- requisition,
- reign,
- force upon,
- cite,
- take lead,
- boss,
- have authority,
- ordinate,
- lead,
- bid,
- call for,
- summon,
- dictate,
- preside over,
- warn,
- take over,
- appoint,
- subpoena,
- beckon,
- lay down the law.
- dragoon,
- put the arm on,
- concuss,
- drive,
- impel,
- make necessary,
- hustle,
- make,
- squeeze,
- shotgun,
- throw weight around,
- put the chill on,
- enforce,
- turn on the heat,
- urge,
- bulldoze.
- balm,
- appease,
- placate,
- tranquilize,
- tune down,
- lull,
- smother,
- assuage,
- console,
- ease,
- comfort,
- mitigate,
- quell,
- resolve,
- let up,
- slacken,
- temper,
- allay,
- adjust,
- ease up,
- solace,
- collect,
- becalm,
- still,
- pacify,
- lessen,
- reconcile,
- Re-collect,
- quiet,
- modulate,
- soothe,
- arrange,
- simmer down,
- settle,
- rein,
- relax.
- cool down,
- put on ice,
- send up,
- shorten,
- put away,
- put a lid on,
- ice,
- intern,
- hog-tie,
- cage.
- clench,
- astringe,
- concentrate,
- strangle,
- pinch,
- compress,
- shrink,
- tighten,
- tense,
- contract,
- draw together,
- tauten,
- constringe,
- condense,
- strangulate,
- choke,
- tuck.
- awe,
- monopolize,
- rein in.
- clog,
- refrain,
- box in,
- bit,
- cool off,
- keep tight rein on,
- bring to screeching halt,
- cook,
- Entrammel,
- abstain,
- impede.
- degenerate,
- dry up,
- decay,
- shrivel,
- run low,
- fall off,
- evaporate,
- droop,
- subside,
- die down,
- deteriorate,
- wane,
- wither,
- depreciate,
- narrow down,
- slow down,
- dwindle,
- weaken,
- sink,
- lower,
- crumble,
- cut down,
- modify,
- peter out,
- ebb,
- waste,
- tail off,
- lighten,
- devaluate,
- slack off,
- wear away,
- wear down,
- fade,
- slump,
- drop off,
- abate,
- slash,
- lose edge,
- decline.
- controvert,
- disown,
- contradict,
- rebut,
- rebuff,
- forsake,
- eschew,
- discredit,
- spurn,
- disclaim,
- disbelieve,
- taboo,
- not buy,
- disavow,
- nullify,
- revoke,
- disprove,
- turn thumbs down,
- recant,
- negate,
- abnegate,
- begrudge,
- negative,
- oppose,
- doubt,
- turn down,
- say no to,
- gainsay,
- discard,
- refute,
- veto,
- Disacknowledge,
- forgo,
- sacrifice,
- take exception to,
- abjure,
- repudiate,
- enjoin from,
- contravene.
- bust,
- pull in,
- bog down,
- nab,
- slow up,
- buttonhole,
- set back,
- hang up,
- apprehend,
- decelerate,
- pick up,
- run in,
- mire,
- reserve.
- caution,
- avert,
- intimidate,
- damp,
- stave off,
- daunt,
- dissuade,
- frighten,
- act like a wet blanket,
- scare,
- throw cold water on,
- turn off,
- Disadvise,
- put a damper on,
- Forfend,
- talk out of,
- divert,
- forestall,
- obviate.
- disfranchise,
- subjugate,
- disenfranchise,
- deprive,
- secure,
- keep under thumb,
- get hooks into,
- enthrall,
- put in irons,
- capture,
- subject.
- repulse,
- beat off,
- reply,
- repel,
- retaliate,
- put up fight,
- keep at bay,
- resist,
- hold at bay,
- fend off,
- ward off.
- bollix,
- outwit,
- crab,
- run circles around,
- counter,
- checkmate,
- shake,
- shake off,
- balk,
- get around,
- thwart,
- run rings around,
- elude,
- faze,
- stymie,
- disappoint,
- rattle,
- beat,
- baffle,
- upset the apple cart,
- foul up,
- ditch,
- skip,
- Juke,
- shuffle off,
- disconcert,
- dodge,
- buffalo,
- defeat,
- duck,
- give the slip,
- bilk,
- give the run-around,
- crimp.
- demur,
- tongue-tie,
- tape up,
- throttle,
- stumble,
- keep the lid on,
- shy,
- squash,
- garrote,
- cork up.
- dispose,
- get the better of,
- underlie,
- steer,
- shepherd,
- directionalize,
- incline,
- predispose,
- handle,
- decide.
- drag one's feet,
- get in the way,
- cramp one's style,
- interfere with,
- inconvenience,
- tie one's hands,
- entangle,
- foil,
- embarrass,
- cumber.
- clinch,
- cling,
- catch,
- fondle,
- grip,
- cleave,
- hang on,
- press,
- palm,
- wring,
- nourish,
- freeze to,
- cradle,
- embrace,
- put a lock on,
- own,
- possess,
- hug,
- vise,
- occupy,
- keep close,
- not let go,
- seize,
- enjoy,
- have,
- take,
- retain,
- carry,
- maintain,
- clutch,
- stay put,
- cherish,
- clasp.
- dam,
- blow whistle on,
- saddle with,
- cut off,
- stonewall,
- flag one,
- disrupt,
- shut off,
- discomfit,
- close off.
- commit,
- occlude,
- lock in,
- keep in custody,
- stockade,
- hold hostage,
- keep captive,
- send to prison,
- put behind bars,
- take prisoner,
- rail in,
- closet,
- remand,
- bastille,
- hold in custody.
- specify,
- draw the line,
- ration,
- assign,
- cap.
- acquire,
- absorb,
- hog,
- bogart,
- syndicate,
- consume,
- copyright,
- engross,
- own exclusively,
- patent,
- corner the market,
- utilize,
- take up,
- exercise control,
- sew up,
- use,
- devour,
- employ,
- keep to oneself.
- fill,
- weigh down,
- stopper,
- shield,
- plug,
- monkey with,
- mask,
- obscure,
- hide,
- congest.
- hold fast,
- immobilize,
- join,
- affix.
- gloss over,
- deemphasize,
- soft-pedal,
- make light of,
- minimize,
- underrate,
- belittle,
- make little of,
- underplay.
- pass up,
- not do,
- pass,
- leave off,
- sit out,
- take the cure,
- go on the wagon,
- renounce,
- be temperate,
- give up,
- take the pledge.
- cork,
- limit,
- tie down,
- keep,
- sit on,
- contain,
- curb,
- harness,
- delimit,
- arrest,
- bridle,
- direct,
- hogtie,
- proscribe,
- handicap,
- manacle,
- subdue,
- impound,
- cool,
- guide,
- tie up,
- keep in line,
- pull back,
- muzzle,
- jail,
- stay,
- debar,
- box up,
- pinion,
- fetter,
- crack down,
- hamper,
- inhibit,
- constrain,
- circumscribe,
- chain,
- govern,
- check,
- repress,
- prevent,
- bottle up,
- gag,
- lock up,
- imprison,
- choke back,
- deter,
- detain,
- bind,
- control,
- hold,
- curtail,
- kill,
- keep down,
- suppress,
- hinder,
- restrict,
- confine,
- hem in.
- grasp,
- bear in mind,
- memorize,
- reminisce,
- recollect,
- husband,
- remember,
- keep in mind,
- hand onto,
- recall,
- recognize,
- save,
- preserve,
- mind,
- retrospect,
- cling to,
- keep possession.
- drift,
- cruise,
- move,
- float,
- roll,
- go,
- go with,
- motor,
- be supported,
- progress,
- thumb a ride,
- tool around,
- tour,
- hitch a ride,
- travel,
- sit,
- hitchhike,
- journey,
- post.
- hold sway,
- preponderate,
- overrule,
- be in driver's seat,
- crack the whip,
- keep under one's thumb,
- sit on top of,
- hold the reins,
- preside,
- be in authority,
- rule the roost,
- decree,
- be in power,
- command,
- run the show.
- douse,
- snuff,
- inundate,
- overwhelm,
- suffocate,
- quench,
- stamp out,
- heap,
- shroud,
- asphyxiate,
- hush up,
- shower.
- grudge,
- cut corners,
- make ends meet,
- penny-pinch,
- be stingy,
- scrape,
- scrimp,
- stash,
- skimp on,
- roll back,
- save for rainy day,
- be sparing,
- be parsimonious,
- tighten belt,
- go easy on,
- be frugal,
- spare,
- squirrel,
- sock away.
- beat down,
- triumph over,
- mellow,
- overrun,
- get under control,
- trample,
- get the upper hand,
- extinguish,
- break in,
- bear down,
- gentle,
- vanquish.
- domiciliate,
- domesticize,
- water down,
- housebreak,
- train,
- bring to heel,
- break the spirit,
- house-train.
- chill out,
- take the bite out of,
- relieve,
- take the edge off,
- fine tune,
- cool out,
- take the sting out of,
- dilute,
- monkey around with,
- admix,
- palliate,
- make reasonable.
Antonyms for Re-strain:
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v.
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adjourn
carry out, advance, convene, keep on, hasten, continue, hurry, urge, stimulate, forward, further, rally, expedite, convoke, open, begin, DO.
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bar
admit, welcome, add, advocate, clear, ratify, choose, go, include, grant, support, sanction, approve, unfasten, keep, accept.
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bind
unlock, separate, let, detach, center, unbind, disjoin, uncover, unwrap, unhitch, remove, unlace, succeed, lose, disconnect, untie, lay bare, forget.
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bound
unrestrict.
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bridle
incite.
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cage
let out.
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chasten
cheer, uplift, boost, comfort, exonerate, inspirit, embolden, extol, forgive, flatter, protect, laud, compliment, reward, honor, animate.
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circumscribe
unloose.
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command
conceal, comply, ask, contradict, prevent, countermand, veto, follow, stop, recall, cancel, revoke, refuse, reverse, consent, yield, surrender, leave alone, reject, serve, oppose, obey, submit, retreat, disallow, mismanage, hinder.
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compose
annoy, ruin, increase, aggravate, trouble, provoke, disarrange, vex, upset, intensify, scatter, excite, arouse, worry, disturb, confuse, disorganize, irritate, destroy, hurt, worsen, agitate, anger, distress, move, disperse.
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contain
exclude.
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control
distribute, rush, jump in, risk, relinquish, resign, chance, share, renounce.
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curb
foster, indulge, go ahead, facilitate.
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defuse
enable.
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deny
affirm, ok, acknowledge, agree, concede, embrace, claim, concur, corroborate, confess, trust, go along, believe, validate, credit, accede.
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detain
offer.
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enslave
emancipate.
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fight back/fight off
give in.
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forbid
authorize.
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keep
dishonor, hand over, let happen, consume.
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leash
unchain.
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limit
unbound.
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modify
stagnate.
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monopolize
abstain.
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obligate
let off.
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peter
pour.
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prevent
cause.
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prohibit
favor.
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qualify
be unprepared, stay, be lenient, disqualify, remain.
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refrain
carry on.
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restrain
assist, mislead, help, promote, aid, start, release, allow, free, neglect, turn on, abandon, loose, misguide, forsake, permit, encourage, liberate, set free, leave, give up, loosen, let go.
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retain
disregard, dispossess, pass up, fire, misunderstand, not have, waste, spend.
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rule
plead.
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smother
light.
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stint
squander.
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subdue
rouse.
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tether
Unshackle.
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thwart
delight, please, order, make happy, straighten, enlighten, clear up.
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adjourn