Definition for Restrain:

• To hold back; hinder; check.

Synonyms for Restrain:

• n.

  •
  • guide,
  • regulate,
  • harness,
  • direct,
  • pull back,
  • silence,
  • impound,
  • stifle,
  • disturb,
  • keep down,
  • handle,
  • tie down.
  •
  • quarantine,
  • delimit.
  •
  • bit,
  • restraint,
  • in.
  •restrain (noun)
  • cumber,
  • trammel,
  • throttle.

• v.

  •contact (verb)
  • constrain.
  •control (verb)
  • subject.
  •dissuade (verb)
  • ban,
  • dishearten,
  • dissuade,
  • discourage,
  • admonish,
  • deflect,
  • depress,
  • divert,
  • avert,
  • intimidate,
  • daunt,
  • derail,
  • chill,
  • disincline.
  •hinder (verb)
  • crimp,
  • counter,
  • snag,
  • entrap,
  • brake,
  • bottleneck,
  • drag,
  • hinder,
  • congest,
  • block,
  • delay,
  • choke,
  • baffle,
  • interrupt,
  • bung,
  • foul,
  • oppose,
  • paralyze,
  • jam,
  • mire,
  • catch,
  • burden,
  • cripple,
  • hamstring,
  • impair,
  • frustrate,
  • constipate,
  • handicap,
  • clog,
  • entangle,
  • snarl,
  • plug,
  • cramp,
  • tangle,
  • resist,
  • complicate.
  •keep under control; hold back (verb)
  • cork,
  • manacle,
  • curtail,
  • choke back,
  • jail,
  • keep in line,
  • kill.
  •limit (verb)
  • edge,
  • terminate,
  • rim,
  • border,
  • end.
  •moderate (verb)
  • moderate,
  • tranquilize,
  • calm,
  • pacify,
  • soften,
  • relax,
  • alleviate,
  • abate,
  • quiet,
  • ease.
  •prohibit (verb)
  • disapprove,
  • disqualify,
  • outlaw,
  • disallow,
  • prohibit,
  • refuse,
  • oppress,
  • reject.
  •restrain (verb)
  • shackle,
  • collar.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • shush,
  • shut in,
  • waylay,
  • immure,
  • subjugate.
  •
  • coerce,
  • rein,
  • debar,
  • blacklist,
  • dwarf,
  • hem in,
  • shut up.
  •
  • cloister.
  •
  • corral.
  •
  • surround.
  •
  • corner.
  •adjourn
  • stay.
  •bottle up
  • coop up,
  • keep secret,
  • hold in,
  • box up,
  • keep back,
  • cover up,
  • hold down.
  •compel
  • crack down.
  •compose
  • tune down,
  • simmer down,
  • soothe,
  • quell.
  •control
  • rein in.
  •decrease
  • slow down,
  • peter.
  •defend
  • fight back.
  •deny
  • taboo.
  •fasten
  • tether.
  •gag
  • cork up.
  •imprison
  • rail in,
  • hold in custody,
  • keep in custody.
  •limit
  • limited.
  •make unnecessary
  • obviate.
  •moderate
  • tone down.
  •play down
  • underplay.
  •require
  • obligate.
  •retain
  • retain.
  •stave
  • stave.
  •suppress
  • keep under.
  •tie
  • immobilize.

Paraphrases for Restrain:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    restrict, curb.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    rein, contain, contains, limit, limiting, curtail, suppress, retain, discourage, deter, prevent, confine, repress, stifle, hinder, stop, inhibit, refrain, reduce, reducing, mitigate, detain, abstain, hamper, resist, stem, withhold, fasten, block, minimize, prohibit, Prohibiting, dissuade, regulate, proscribe, obstruct, counter, bind, control, quell, diminish, subdue, thwart, suspend, punish, narrow, freeze, freezing, avert, deduct, hold, frustrate, sustain, check, forestall, desist, keep, arrest, tie, impair, moderate, counteract, master, harness, preclude, brake, penalize, alleviate, criminalize, reverse, refine, minimise.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    constrain, impede, halt, dampen, circumscribe, constrict, interdict, self-control, tighten, attach.

Antonyms for Restrain:

• v.

  • keep under control; hold back
    encourage, forsake, let go, leave, help, aid, loose, abandon, mislead, free, liberate, start, allow, permit, assist, turn on, loosen, release, set free, promote, give up, neglect, misguide.
  • Other antonyms:
    arouse, let loose, dismiss, air, impel, lose, excite, spring, animate, express, discharge, vent.

Homophones for Restrain:

• restroom, rostrum, right atrium.

Hypernym for Restrain:

• v.

  • contact
    fetter, pound up, tie down, pound, bind, impound, pen up, truss, enchain, tie up, ground, pinion, fold, shackle.

Hyponym for Restrain:

• v.

  • contact
    disable, incapacitate, disenable.
  • social
    prevent, keep.