What is another word for re-straining?
1191 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɹˌiːstɹˈe͡ɪnɪŋ], [ ɹˌiːstɹˈeɪnɪŋ], [ ɹ_ˌiː_s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n_ɪ_ŋ]Table of Contents
Similar words for re-straining:- binding (adjective)
- governing (adjective)
- prohibitive (adjective)
- restraining (adjective)
- retaining (adjective)
- tying (adjective)
- arrest (noun)
- confining (noun)
- 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)
- binding
- governing
- prohibitive
- arrest
- 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-straining:
adj.
•binding (adjective) •governing (adjective)- dominant,
- executive,
- supervisory,
- mastering,
- absolute,
- guiding,
- Overseeing,
- conducting,
- ordering,
- influential,
- authoritative,
- determining,
- regulatory,
- Superintending,
- supreme,
- ruling,
- dominating,
- controlling,
- directing,
- administrative,
- presidential,
- magisterial,
- ascendant,
- gubernatorial.
- high-priced,
- sky-high,
- Proscriptive,
- excessive,
- expensive,
- preposterous,
- Preventing,
- extortionate,
- financial means conditional,
- exorbitant,
- suppressive,
- steep,
- repressive.
n.
•arrest (noun)- fall,
- captivity,
- nab,
- hindrance,
- run in,
- restraint,
- imprisonment,
- appropriation,
- snare,
- halt,
- apprehension,
- nip,
- pull in,
- protective custody,
- bust,
- Staying,
- cessation,
- heat,
- pull,
- nick,
- constraint,
- stoppage,
- delay,
- commitment,
- interruption,
- detention,
- crimp,
- capture,
- jailing,
- preventive custody,
- glom,
- confinement,
- pinch,
- nail,
- inhibition,
- collar,
- hook,
- obstruction,
- blockage,
- prevention,
- drop,
- booby trap,
- end,
- pick up,
- gaff,
- accommodation,
- sweep,
- Sequestering,
- mitt,
- grab,
- Restraining,
- suspension,
- pickle,
- incarceration,
- suppression,
- bag,
- stalling,
- Checking.
v.
•adjourn (verb)- hold up,
- hold off,
- recess,
- restrain,
- hold over,
- discontinue,
- suspend,
- defer,
- shelve,
- put off,
- postpone,
- prorogue.
- exile,
- shut out,
- outlaw,
- keep out,
- eliminate,
- freeze out,
- preclude,
- enjoin,
- refuse,
- condemn,
- ostracize,
- exclude,
- override,
- interfere,
- boycott,
- segregate,
- discourage,
- except,
- disallow,
- ban,
- interdict,
- frustrate,
- rule out,
- circumvent,
- forbid,
- reject,
- stop,
- discountenance,
- deny.
- force,
- lap,
- adhere,
- truss,
- prescribe,
- put half nelson on,
- tie,
- rope,
- paste,
- connect,
- put together,
- bandage,
- hitch on,
- moor,
- put lock on,
- constrict,
- enslave,
- border,
- fix,
- require,
- furl,
- lace,
- trim,
- hook up,
- fold,
- tack on,
- leash,
- pin down,
- necessitate,
- hitch,
- hobble,
- wrap,
- tether,
- enchain,
- cover,
- pin,
- stick,
- oblige,
- strap,
- clamp,
- dress,
- hem,
- shackle,
- trammel,
- finish,
- engage,
- compel,
- indenture,
- hook on,
- encase,
- unite,
- edge,
- glue,
- swathe,
- yoke,
- lash,
- Enfetter,
- attach,
- cinch,
- handcuff,
- peg down.
- keep back,
- enclose,
- trap,
- entrap,
- hold in,
- hold down,
- corner,
- hold back,
- cramp,
- cover up,
- keep secret,
- bring to naught,
- keep feeling inside oneself,
- shut in,
- coop up.
- delete,
- supervise communications,
- cut,
- blue-pencil,
- decontaminate,
- clean up,
- inspect,
- sterilize,
- revile,
- purify,
- Exscind,
- bleep,
- examine,
- put the lid on,
- oversee,
- blacklist,
- narrow,
- criticize,
- squelch,
- review,
- purge,
- excise,
- bowdlerize,
- launder,
- conceal,
- edit,
- refuse transmission,
- bleach,
- sanitize,
- drop the iron curtain,
- scissor out,
- black out,
- strike out,
- prevent publication,
- expurgate,
- abridge.
- humble,
- try,
- reprehend,
- exprobate,
- objurgate,
- castigate,
- punish,
- scourge,
- afflict,
- have on the carpet,
- take to task,
- call down,
- admonish,
- reprove,
- tongue-lash,
- reprimand,
- scold,
- soften,
- cow,
- chide,
- rebuke,
- chastise,
- reproach,
- abase,
- discipline,
- fulminate against,
- penalize,
- rake over the coals,
- upbraid,
- tame,
- berate.
- requisition,
- tyrannize,
- supervise,
- dictate,
- preside over,
- oppress,
- force upon,
- subpoena,
- call on,
- reign,
- authorize,
- give directions,
- prevail,
- summon,
- instruct,
- proclaim,
- task,
- influence,
- hold office,
- lead,
- sway,
- superintend,
- reign over,
- officiate,
- domineer,
- regulate,
- dominate,
- ordain,
- inflict,
- boss,
- call,
- call for,
- warn,
- coerce,
- ordinate,
- prohibit,
- bid,
- order,
- take lead,
- enact,
- call the signals,
- exercise power,
- head,
- call upon,
- appoint,
- manage,
- send for,
- administer,
- predominate,
- wield,
- take charge,
- tell,
- conduct,
- exact,
- have authority,
- put foot down,
- adjure,
- take over,
- run,
- overbear,
- coach,
- impose,
- grant,
- beckon,
- cite,
- conquer,
- give orders,
- push,
- charge,
- set,
- lay down the law.
- bulldoze,
- throw weight around,
- dragoon,
- make necessary,
- put the arm on,
- impel,
- shotgun,
- enforce,
- concuss,
- urge,
- drive,
- put the chill on,
- make,
- turn on the heat,
- hustle,
- squeeze.
- lessen,
- tune down,
- ease,
- balm,
- ease up,
- collect,
- placate,
- smother,
- settle,
- relax,
- soothe,
- assuage,
- mitigate,
- still,
- reconcile,
- appease,
- quiet,
- console,
- slacken,
- resolve,
- rein,
- modulate,
- becalm,
- quell,
- comfort,
- lull,
- Re-collect,
- arrange,
- simmer down,
- temper,
- let up,
- allay,
- solace,
- tranquilize,
- pacify,
- adjust.
- ice,
- cage,
- send up,
- put away,
- intern,
- put on ice,
- cool down,
- hog-tie,
- put a lid on,
- shorten.
- astringe,
- tense,
- clench,
- strangulate,
- tuck,
- constringe,
- draw together,
- concentrate,
- choke,
- strangle,
- compress,
- tauten,
- contract,
- tighten,
- condense,
- shrink.
- monopolize,
- awe,
- rein in.
- clog,
- impede,
- abstain,
- box in,
- bring to screeching halt,
- cool off,
- refrain,
- Entrammel,
- bit,
- keep tight rein on,
- cook.
- abate,
- deteriorate,
- shrivel,
- tail off,
- drop off,
- peter out,
- slack off,
- die down,
- cut down,
- droop,
- subside,
- modify,
- fall off,
- sink,
- decay,
- devaluate,
- slash,
- dry up,
- lose edge,
- narrow down,
- slow down,
- decline,
- slump,
- wear away,
- degenerate,
- wane,
- dwindle,
- evaporate,
- run low,
- ebb,
- wither,
- crumble,
- wear down,
- waste,
- lower,
- weaken,
- depreciate,
- fade,
- lighten.
- abjure,
- disbelieve,
- rebut,
- say no to,
- take exception to,
- oppose,
- refute,
- disclaim,
- begrudge,
- discredit,
- spurn,
- negative,
- forsake,
- recant,
- contradict,
- discard,
- repudiate,
- disown,
- enjoin from,
- nullify,
- revoke,
- contravene,
- sacrifice,
- veto,
- controvert,
- taboo,
- disprove,
- eschew,
- rebuff,
- doubt,
- not buy,
- abnegate,
- Disacknowledge,
- turn down,
- negate,
- turn thumbs down,
- disavow,
- forgo,
- gainsay.
- forestall,
- talk out of,
- daunt,
- intimidate,
- avert,
- caution,
- frighten,
- divert,
- put a damper on,
- obviate,
- scare,
- damp,
- act like a wet blanket,
- Forfend,
- dissuade,
- stave off,
- throw cold water on,
- Disadvise,
- turn off.
- enthrall,
- deprive,
- put in irons,
- subject,
- secure,
- get hooks into,
- disenfranchise,
- disfranchise,
- keep under thumb,
- subjugate.
- repulse,
- ward off,
- fend off,
- reply,
- keep at bay,
- retaliate,
- beat off,
- hold at bay,
- repel,
- put up fight,
- resist.
- disconcert,
- get around,
- bilk,
- rattle,
- buffalo,
- outwit,
- crab,
- beat,
- run rings around,
- dodge,
- balk,
- elude,
- thwart,
- shake off,
- upset the apple cart,
- ditch,
- give the slip,
- shake,
- faze,
- bollix,
- give the run-around,
- foul up,
- Juke,
- skip,
- run circles around,
- shuffle off,
- baffle,
- checkmate,
- stymie,
- duck,
- disappoint,
- defeat,
- counter.
- shy,
- cork up,
- tape up,
- stumble,
- squash,
- tongue-tie,
- demur,
- garrote,
- keep the lid on,
- throttle.
- incline,
- decide,
- underlie,
- shepherd,
- predispose,
- get the better of,
- dispose,
- handle,
- directionalize,
- steer.
- entangle,
- cumber,
- cramp one's style,
- inconvenience,
- foil,
- get in the way,
- drag one's feet,
- embarrass,
- tie one's hands,
- interfere with.
- grip,
- occupy,
- clasp,
- palm,
- clinch,
- own,
- cradle,
- cherish,
- not let go,
- have,
- catch,
- maintain,
- stay put,
- press,
- put a lock on,
- hang on,
- keep close,
- possess,
- nourish,
- cleave,
- freeze to,
- vise,
- take,
- retain,
- fondle,
- wring,
- carry,
- cling,
- seize,
- hug,
- enjoy,
- embrace,
- clutch.
- disrupt,
- close off,
- saddle with,
- stonewall,
- shut off,
- blow whistle on,
- dam,
- discomfit,
- flag one,
- cut off.
- remand,
- lock in,
- stockade,
- occlude,
- rail in,
- hold in custody,
- closet,
- put behind bars,
- commit,
- keep in custody,
- send to prison,
- hold hostage,
- keep captive,
- take prisoner,
- bastille.
- specify,
- ration,
- draw the line,
- assign,
- cap.
- employ,
- use,
- consume,
- hog,
- absorb,
- acquire,
- engross,
- devour,
- exercise control,
- keep to oneself,
- patent,
- bogart,
- own exclusively,
- sew up,
- copyright,
- syndicate,
- corner the market,
- take up,
- utilize.
- mask,
- congest,
- stopper,
- plug,
- obscure,
- weigh down,
- fill,
- hide,
- monkey with,
- shield.
- join,
- affix,
- immobilize,
- hold fast.
- soft-pedal,
- deemphasize,
- underrate,
- underplay,
- make little of,
- belittle,
- make light of,
- minimize,
- gloss over.
- pass up,
- take the pledge,
- give up,
- pass,
- go on the wagon,
- sit out,
- not do,
- be temperate,
- leave off,
- take the cure,
- renounce.
- delimit,
- choke back,
- hold,
- govern,
- kill,
- lock up,
- hamper,
- bottle up,
- manacle,
- fetter,
- bind,
- inhibit,
- suppress,
- hogtie,
- check,
- tie down,
- confine,
- gag,
- limit,
- imprison,
- cool,
- pinion,
- crack down,
- contain,
- hem in,
- curb,
- cork,
- circumscribe,
- tie up,
- sit on,
- deter,
- control,
- keep down,
- impound,
- harness,
- constrain,
- guide,
- jail,
- bridle,
- keep in line,
- curtail,
- chain,
- debar,
- subdue,
- detain,
- arrest,
- pull back,
- stay,
- hinder,
- direct,
- restrict,
- proscribe,
- keep,
- handicap,
- prevent,
- box up,
- muzzle,
- repress.
- mind,
- cling to,
- bear in mind,
- recall,
- keep in mind,
- recollect,
- husband,
- grasp,
- remember,
- hand onto,
- keep possession,
- retrospect,
- memorize,
- save,
- recognize,
- preserve,
- reminisce.
- journey,
- sit,
- go,
- move,
- cruise,
- drift,
- motor,
- hitchhike,
- hitch a ride,
- post,
- progress,
- float,
- be supported,
- travel,
- go with,
- roll,
- thumb a ride,
- tour,
- tool around.
- be in power,
- overrule,
- crack the whip,
- preponderate,
- rule the roost,
- run the show,
- decree,
- preside,
- hold sway,
- be in driver's seat,
- hold the reins,
- keep under one's thumb,
- sit on top of,
- be in authority,
- command.
- inundate,
- heap,
- shower,
- shroud,
- hush up,
- douse,
- stamp out,
- asphyxiate,
- snuff,
- suffocate,
- overwhelm,
- quench.
- squirrel,
- be frugal,
- scrape,
- make ends meet,
- cut corners,
- grudge,
- stash,
- spare,
- tighten belt,
- sock away,
- roll back,
- penny-pinch,
- skimp on,
- go easy on,
- scrimp,
- be stingy,
- save for rainy day,
- be parsimonious,
- be sparing.
- mellow,
- extinguish,
- vanquish,
- break in,
- gentle,
- beat down,
- get the upper hand,
- bear down,
- triumph over,
- get under control,
- overrun,
- trample.
- housebreak,
- train,
- break the spirit,
- bring to heel,
- domesticize,
- domiciliate,
- house-train,
- water down.
- relieve,
- dilute,
- make reasonable,
- monkey around with,
- palliate,
- chill out,
- take the sting out of,
- admix,
- take the bite out of,
- fine tune,
- take the edge off,
- cool out.
Antonyms for Re-straining:
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adj.
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binding
revocable, unconfining, breakable, Unbinding, unnecessary, alterable.
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governing
tributary, inferior, subordinate, powerless.
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prohibitive
moderate, sensible, reasonable, unrestrictive, cheap, inexpensive, unlimited.
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binding
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n.
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arrest
beginning, go, activation, commencement, assistance, letting go, rise, promotion, liberation, freedom, advance, encouragement, continuation, refusal.
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arrest
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v.
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adjourn
begin, stimulate, continue, open, DO, forward, hasten, convoke, carry out, keep on, convene, rally, further, urge, expedite, hurry.
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bar
grant, advocate, include, approve, clear, unfasten, add, choose, admit, ratify, sanction, support, welcome, keep, accept.
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bind
lose, disconnect, unhitch, uncover, unlace, detach, untie, separate, succeed, unbind, remove, center, unlock, lay bare, forget, let, unwrap, disjoin.
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bound
unrestrict.
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bridle
incite.
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cage
let out.
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chasten
animate, protect, cheer, inspirit, uplift, exonerate, flatter, compliment, boost, honor, comfort, laud, extol, reward, embolden, forgive.
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circumscribe
unloose.
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command
hinder, comply, stop, conceal, obey, countermand, yield, contradict, veto, submit, refuse, consent, serve, recall, oppose, reverse, mismanage, revoke, disallow, surrender, cancel, reject, follow, prevent, ask, retreat, leave alone.
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compose
disperse, disarrange, disturb, distress, excite, scatter, worsen, arouse, trouble, agitate, increase, hurt, worry, destroy, ruin, move, aggravate, annoy, irritate, confuse, vex, intensify, provoke, anger, disorganize, upset.
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contain
exclude.
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control
jump in, rush, resign, renounce, share, chance, risk, relinquish, distribute.
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curb
go ahead, facilitate, indulge, foster.
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defuse
enable.
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deny
accede, trust, affirm, embrace, ok, concede, confess, believe, acknowledge, credit, agree, go along, concur, validate, claim, corroborate.
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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
let happen, consume, hand over, dishonor.
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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, be lenient, stay, disqualify, remain.
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refrain
carry on.
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restrain
help, abandon, let go, leave, misguide, loose, free, liberate, permit, forsake, allow, turn on, set free, give up, mislead, assist, encourage, loosen, promote, release, neglect, aid, start.
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retain
fire, misunderstand, waste, not have, dispossess, disregard, spend, pass up.
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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
enlighten, order, make happy, straighten, clear up, delight, please.
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adjourn