What is another word for refrain?
1023 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪfɹˈe͡ɪn], [ ɹɪfɹˈeɪn], [ ɹ_ɪ_f_ɹ_ˈeɪ_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for refrain:
- catchword (noun)
- chorus (noun)
- chorus of musical piece (noun)
- communication (noun)
- cut out (noun)
- litany (noun)
- melody (noun)
- music (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- abstain (verb)
- cease (verb)
- curb (verb)
- decline (verb)
- do without; keep from doing (verb)
- eschew (verb)
- fast (verb)
- forbear (verb)
- forego (verb)
- forgo (verb)
- hold back/hold off (verb)
- leave (verb)
- resist (verb)
- stop (verb)
- surcease (verb)
- withhold (verb)
- other synonyms
- cease
- eschew
- fast
- forego
- leave
- other relevant words
- resist
- stop
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Refrain:
n.
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- let nature take its course,
- make no move,
- neglect,
- omit to do something,
- can't bring yourself to do something.
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•
- cheer,
- cite,
- binomial,
- cliche,
- adage,
- battle cry,
- restraint,
- citation,
- catchphrase,
- aphorism,
- axiom.
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•
- iamb,
- pentameter,
- dactyl,
- quatrain,
- hexameter,
- canto,
- foot,
- couplet,
- iambic,
- heroic couplet.
- cut.
- re citation,
- in vocations,
- re-petitions,
- in-vocation,
- re-citation,
- re-petition,
- re-citations,
- re petitions,
- in vocation,
- re citations,
- in-vocations,
- re petition.
v.
• abstain (verb)- sitting fence,
- giving go by,
- sate on one hands,
- go on wagon,
- going wagon,
- goes on the wagon,
- sit hands,
- sit on ones hands,
- sitting one hands,
- going on wagon,
- sat on hands,
- takes the pledge,
- re-fuses,
- sit ones hands,
- fencesits,
- takes the cure,
- denies oneself,
- sat on one's hands,
- go wagon,
- fencesitting,
- sit on one hands,
- fence sit,
- re fuse,
- give go by,
- went wagon,
- takes pledge,
- sitting on fence,
- sate out,
- sate on hands,
- sate one's hands,
- fence sitting,
- sitting the fence,
- sitting on hands,
- sitting on one hands,
- sate the fence,
- re-fuse,
- sitting hands,
- sits one hands,
- sits on one's hands,
- fencesit,
- goes on wagon,
- kept from,
- sat ones hands,
- sits on the fence,
- re-fused,
- sits on fence,
- sate on fence,
- sitting one's hands,
- sitting ones hands,
- fence sat,
- sat on one hands,
- sits out,
- re-fusing,
- sits hands,
- takes cure,
- taking pledge,
- gave go by,
- go the wagon,
- gives go by,
- sate fence,
- goes the wagon,
- passes up,
- denying oneself,
- goes wagon,
- denied oneself,
- sat on ones hands,
- sitting on ones hands,
- took cure,
- went the wagon,
- sat one hands,
- sate one hands,
- sit one's hands,
- passing up,
- sat on fence,
- sate ones hands,
- sit on hands,
- fence-sits,
- sate hands,
- sits the fence,
- sate on the fence,
- going the wagon,
- took the cure,
- re fuses,
- going on the wagon,
- sitting on one's hands,
- keeps from,
- sits on hands,
- gives the go by,
- sits fence,
- re fused,
- sat the fence,
- sit one hands,
- fencesat,
- take cure,
- took pledge,
- sate on one's hands,
- fence sits,
- gave the go by,
- sits ones hands,
- sit the fence,
- sitting out,
- sitting on the fence,
- take pledge,
- sat on the fence,
- sat one's hands,
- sits one's hands,
- giving the go by,
- sat fence,
- went on wagon,
- taking cure,
- sat hands,
- sit fence,
- taking the pledge,
- re fusing,
- sits on ones hands,
- sits on one hands,
- went on the wagon,
- fence-sat,
- keeping from,
- sate on ones hands.
- close,
- interrupt,
- culminate,
- break,
- quit,
- abandon,
- remit,
- halt,
- stay,
- terminate,
- end,
- desist,
- discontinue,
- pause,
- suspend.
- keeps tight rein on,
- co-oking,
- cooled off,
- sub-dues,
- bring screeching halt,
- entrammels,
- brought screeching halt,
- re strain,
- holding down,
- sending up,
- hog tie,
- bringing screeching halt,
- boxed in,
- entrammeled,
- holds down,
- co oking,
- sub-due,
- entrammeling,
- keeps lid on,
- re strains,
- Bitting,
- kept lid on,
- co oked,
- keeping tight rein on,
- re-strain,
- re straining,
- sub dues,
- brings to screeching halt,
- re-strains,
- brought to screeching halt,
- co-oked,
- boxing in,
- reining in,
- re-straining,
- re-strained,
- cools off,
- keeping lid on,
- kept tight rein on,
- cools down,
- bringing to screeching halt,
- re strained,
- brings screeching halt,
- sub due,
- holds in.
- dont buy,
- begs be excused,
- re probated,
- re-probated,
- re probating,
- by passed,
- dis-approve,
- de clines,
- dis approving,
- begs to be excused,
- dont bought,
- by passing,
- dis-missed,
- re-probating,
- by pass,
- begging be excused,
- don't buys,
- begged to be excused,
- dis-approves,
- begging to be excused,
- re probates,
- dis approves,
- turned thumbs down,
- de-cline,
- dont buying,
- not accepts,
- dis approved,
- re probate,
- sent regrets,
- turning thumbs down,
- don't buying,
- de-clines,
- dont buys,
- dis approve,
- don't bought,
- by passes,
- begged be excused,
- sending regrets,
- re-probate,
- beg be excused,
- dis missed,
- re-probates,
- dis-approved,
- not accepting,
- dis-approving,
- dis-missing,
- dis missing,
- nixed,
- de cline,
- turns thumbs down,
- sends regrets.
- shied away from,
- swears off,
- letted well enough alone,
- not touches,
- has no truck with,
- having no truck with,
- swore off,
- shying away from,
- lets well enough alone,
- had no truck with,
- letting well enough alone,
- sware off,
- shies away from,
- steered clear of,
- hath no truck with,
- hadst no truck with,
- hast no truck with,
- steers clear of,
- not touched,
- haddest no truck with.
- pre ceded,
- fore-went,
- fore-going,
- fore going,
- fore-gone,
- fore went,
- pre cedes,
- pre-ceding,
- pre-cede,
- fore gone,
- pre ceding,
- pre-cedes,
- pre cede.
- leaved alone,
- sur-rendered,
- taking oath,
- took the oath,
- took oath,
- leaving alone,
- re-signed,
- sur rendering,
- sur rendered,
- taking the oath,
- takes oath,
- sur-rendering,
- sur-renders,
- re signed,
- re signing,
- sur-render,
- leaves alone,
- re signs,
- leaved out,
- re-signs,
- Re sign,
- sur renders,
- takes the oath.
- holds off,
- de-laying,
- pre vents,
- pre-vents,
- post pone,
- post-pone,
- de lays,
- pre venting,
- pre-vented,
- de-lays,
- de laying,
- pre-vent,
- post pones,
- de lay,
- pre vent,
- de-lay,
- pre-venting,
- post-pones.
- puts up fight,
- counter-acts,
- putting up fight,
- dieing hard,
- counter acting,
- duelled,
- put fight,
- re main,
- putting fight,
- stood to,
- struggled against,
- struggling against,
- counter-vailing,
- dying hard,
- stands to,
- counter acts,
- counter-acting,
- counter vailing,
- puts a fight,
- re-mains,
- counter vail,
- counter-vails,
- puts fight,
- counter act,
- counter vailed,
- re mains,
- struggles against,
- counter-act,
- putting a fight,
- remains firm,
- counter acted,
- re-main,
- abstained from,
- counter-acted,
- counter vails,
- remained firm,
- abstaining from,
- putting up a fight,
- put a fight,
- dies hard,
- counter-vail,
- holding out against,
- re mained,
- stands up to,
- died hard,
- remaining firm,
- puts up a fight,
- counter-vailed,
- re maining,
- standing up to.
- art over,
- puts an end to,
- come a standstill,
- signed off,
- blows off,
- blowing off,
- cooled it,
- coming a standstill,
- cools it,
- puts end to,
- wert over,
- comes to standstill,
- blew off,
- putting end to,
- runs its course,
- quits cold,
- hanging up,
- coming to a standstill,
- being over,
- came to standstill,
- comes standstill,
- signing off,
- comes to a standstill,
- come standstill,
- hanging it up,
- quitted cold,
- cooling it,
- coming to standstill,
- is over,
- came standstill,
- hanged it up,
- comes a standstill,
- hung it up,
- hangs it up,
- running its course,
- are over,
- were over,
- wast over,
- was over,
- came a standstill,
- am over,
- came to a standstill,
- hanged up,
- coming standstill,
- quitting cold,
- signs off.
- sur-ceased,
- sur-ceasing,
- sur cease,
- sur ceasing,
- sur-cease,
- re sting,
- sur ceased,
- re-sting,
- sur-ceases,
- sur ceases.
- keep under ones hat,
- de ducting,
- de-tains,
- dis allowing,
- with holds,
- held out on,
- clams up,
- de-ducted,
- kept oneself,
- re press,
- keeping oneself,
- keeps to oneself,
- de-duct,
- re-serve,
- re-presses,
- re serving,
- kept under one hat,
- dummying up,
- de tain,
- keeping under wraps,
- keep under one hat,
- re-pressing,
- de ducts,
- holds out on,
- keeping under hat,
- dis allow,
- keeps oneself,
- keeps under ones hat,
- keeps under one's hat,
- keeping under one hat,
- de tains,
- re tain,
- keeps secret,
- re-serves,
- keeps under hat,
- dis allows,
- de ducted,
- re served,
- stopping oneself,
- keeps under wraps,
- de-tain,
- kept to oneself,
- holding out on,
- re serve,
- keep oneself,
- re-served,
- re tains,
- dis-allow,
- stopped oneself,
- kept under wraps,
- with-holding,
- re pressed,
- kept under ones hat,
- de-ducts,
- with held,
- keeps under one hat,
- dis-allowed,
- keeping under ones hat,
- dis allowed,
- sits on,
- keep under hat,
- with hold,
- with-holds,
- de-ducting,
- kept under hat,
- with holding,
- dis-allows,
- re-serving,
- stopt oneself,
- de duct,
- with-held,
- stops oneself,
- re-tains,
- with-hold,
- dummies up,
- re-tain,
- dis-allowing,
- re pressing,
- keeping under one's hat,
- re presses,
- kept under one's hat,
- keeping secret,
- sate on.
Other synonyms:
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•
- bottle out,
- stand around,
- music,
- stand aside,
- stand by,
- bother,
- sit by,
- demur,
- stand apart,
- blow off.
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•
- word.
-
•
- keep.
- Intermitting,
- packs in,
- call it quits,
- Intermitted,
- intermit,
- call a day,
- bring to an end,
- call it a day,
- quit cold turkey,
- come to an end,
- pack in,
- packed in,
- calls it quits,
- bring to end,
- give over,
- giving over,
- cut it out.
- not touch,
- not touching,
- steer clear of,
- steering clear of,
- forswear,
- Forsworn,
- swearing off,
- have no truck with,
- let well enough alone,
- shy away from,
- swear off.
- kept out,
- bring to screeching halt,
- keep lid on,
- fast,
- starve,
- Shied,
- keeping out,
- Forbore,
- taking the cure,
- send up,
- passed on,
- Entrammel,
- leave alone,
- Reprobated,
- fence-sit,
- withhold,
- box in,
- iced,
- eschew,
- Manacled,
- fettered,
- abstain,
- kept secret,
- passes on,
- keep tight rein on,
- resist,
- left alone,
- go on the wagon,
- don't buy,
- reprobates,
- withheld,
- withholds,
- take the pledge,
- cooling down,
- sent up,
- kept back,
- Reprobating,
- hold out on,
- stop,
- clamming up,
- give up,
- pass up,
- forgo,
- give the go by,
- not think of,
- Manacling,
- cool down,
- Paused,
- held in,
- sit out,
- keep back,
- take the oath,
- take the cure,
- reined in,
- passed up,
- holds back,
- By-pass,
- keep under wraps,
- fence-sitting,
- hogtie,
- send regrets,
- held down,
- decline,
- Refusing,
- sitting on,
- pass on,
- by-passed,
- forego,
- turn down,
- reins in,
- Shying,
- go easy,
- cease,
- passing on,
- left out,
- forbear,
- spurn,
- keep out,
- sit on,
- leash,
- hold in,
- keep to oneself,
- leave out,
- not accept,
- curb,
- not accepted,
- keep under one's hat,
- cool off,
- keep from,
- keeps out,
- cooled down,
- leaving out,
- not hear of,
- keep secret,
- boxes in,
- leaf,
- sat out,
- keeps back,
- deny oneself,
- cooling off,
- Bitted,
- hold back,
- nixing,
- leaves out,
- dummy up,
- sit on one's hands,
- holding in,
- clam up,
- turn thumbs down,
- took the pledge,
- sit on fence,
- take oath,
- sit on the fence,
- by-passing,
- stop oneself,
- rein in,
- by-passes,
- dummied up,
- hold down,
- inhibits,
- hobble,
- keeping back,
- shies,
- forgoing,
- starves,
- Forgone,
- keeping to oneself,
- beg to be excused,
- hold off,
- sends up,
- clammed up.
- hold out against,
- stood up to,
- abstains from,
- held out against,
- Dueling,
- stand up to,
- struggle against,
- put up a fight,
- duelling,
- duel,
- die hard,
- standing to,
- holds out against,
- put up fight,
- dueled,
- remain firm,
- Hards,
- stand to,
- harded,
- harding.
- hang it up,
- quit cold,
- come to a standstill,
- ran its course,
- cool it,
- put an end to,
- run its course,
- put end to,
- come to standstill,
- sign off,
- hang up.
- leitmotif,
- syllable,
- descant,
- not use,
- air,
- tie down,
- coda,
- lay off,
- stand aloof,
- bespeak,
- fold,
- device,
- Postlude,
- prevent,
- bridge,
- last word,
- preserve,
- stave,
- harmony,
- codicil,
- line,
- tailpiece,
- stanza,
- Rifacimento,
- tag,
- spare,
- sequela,
- hold,
- sequitur,
- decoration,
- dispense with,
- Anacrusis,
- rhyme royal,
- exposition,
- carry,
- epilogue,
- section,
- musical phrase,
- intermezzo,
- choir,
- pattern,
- resolution,
- folderol,
- not move,
- subscript,
- gulp back,
- phrase,
- passage,
- defend,
- consequence,
- figure,
- repetition,
- back matter,
- development,
- ditto,
- last words,
- movement,
- part,
- lay,
- period,
- catch up,
- dying words,
- reprise,
- sequel,
- persist,
- postfix,
- confine,
- antistrophe,
- knock it off,
- abnegate,
- septet,
- hold aloof from,
- interlude,
- Bis,
- waive,
- save,
- shun,
- jingle,
- triplet,
- aria,
- motif,
- quiet,
- have done with,
- topic,
- Tetrastich,
- cancel,
- stand-by,
- second thought,
- detain,
- supplement,
- book,
- remember,
- idea,
- octet,
- chorus line,
- faire,
- measure,
- bridle,
- abstain from,
- division,
- let pass,
- bind,
- subject,
- recapitulation,
- bass passage,
- maintain,
- Pentastich,
- afterthought,
- Ritornello,
- response,
- surcease,
- suffix,
- have no choice,
- tercet,
- repeat,
- refrain from,
- be over,
- Sequelae,
- sextet,
- Terza Rima,
- Repetend,
- be quiet,
- stand firm,
- rechauffe,
- verse,
- constrain,
- convention,
- colophon,
- bound,
- postface,
- scrub,
- swan song,
- statement,
- reserve,
- falderal,
- solo,
- follow-up,
- treble,
- Monostich,
- envoy,
- distich,
- echo,
- variation,
- cleave,
- Ottava Rima,
- follow-through,
- concept,
- chant,
- note,
- bob,
- repress,
- Heptastich,
- abort,
- finish,
- relinquish,
- break off,
- rehearsal,
- chimes,
- Epode,
- belay,
- abjure,
- deny,
- let go by,
- bourdon,
- snub,
- postscript,
- enjoin from,
- sequent,
- Melodia,
- Hexastich,
- peroration,
- addendum,
- melodic line,
- let be,
- cantus,
- have nothing to do with,
- drop it,
- be inactive,
- ornament,
- restrict,
- stand aloof from,
- element,
- contain,
- appendix,
- do without,
- Tutti,
- conclusion,
- parting shot,
- forebear,
- octave,
- sestet,
- stand still,
- retain,
- continuance,
- continuation,
- cadence,
- ensemble,
- conclude,
- coir,
- envoi.
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Hypernym for Refrain:
n.
v.
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let alone, spare, leave alone, abstain, help oneself, forbear, help, stand by, leave, save, let it go, leave behind, hold back, sit out.
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