Definition for Restraint:

• The state of being restrained.

Synonyms for Restraint:

• n.

  •
  • coolness,
  • laxity,
  • range,
  • self-restraint,
  • formality,
  • self-government,
  • withholding,
  • reserve,
  • forbearance,
  • self-control,
  • unnaturalness,
  • slackness,
  • reticence,
  • abstemiousness,
  • caution,
  • silence,
  • secretiveness.
  •
  • captivity,
  • chains,
  • subjection,
  • dependence,
  • handcuffs,
  • capture,
  • surrender.
  •
  • limited.
  •
  • limit,
  • cramp.
  •
  • bit.
  •
  • chain,
  • fetter,
  • bond,
  • manacle.
  •arrest (noun)
  • blockage,
  • halt,
  • stay,
  • delay,
  • cessation,
  • Restraining,
  • end,
  • interruption,
  • Checking.
  •attribute (noun)
  • control.
  •avoidance (noun)
  • evasion,
  • dodging.
  •bar (noun)
  • block,
  • hurdle,
  • barricade,
  • clog,
  • snag,
  • deterrent,
  • stumbling block,
  • encumbrance.
  •barrier (noun)
  • drawback,
  • handicap,
  • difficulty.
  •bond (noun)
  • tie,
  • obligation.
  •brake (noun)
  • discouragement,
  • hamper,
  • damper.
  •bridle (noun)
  • leash,
  • trammels,
  • halter.
  •calm (noun)
  • placidity,
  • quietude,
  • patience,
  • tranquillity,
  • stoicism,
  • repose,
  • calmness,
  • impassivity,
  • dispassion,
  • quiet,
  • serenity,
  • tranquility.
  •compulsion (noun)
  • coercion.
  •control (noun)
  • containment.
  •dissuasion (noun)
  • derailment,
  • disinclination,
  • deflection,
  • prevention,
  • inhibition,
  • dissuasion,
  • admonishment,
  • banishment,
  • aversion,
  • disheartenment,
  • diversion,
  • intimidation.
  •economy (noun)
  • cheapness,
  • moderateness,
  • thrift,
  • parsimony,
  • stinginess,
  • economy,
  • sparingness.
  •elegance (noun)
  • purity,
  • good taste,
  • felicity,
  • urbanity,
  • gracefulness.
  •fastening (noun)
  • tether.
  •hindrance (noun)
  • bung,
  • obstacle,
  • bottleneck,
  • hindrance,
  • congestion,
  • blockade,
  • bafflement,
  • choke,
  • disadvantage,
  • constraint,
  • tangle,
  • catch,
  • restriction,
  • mire,
  • jam,
  • drag,
  • barrier,
  • snarl,
  • crimp,
  • constipation,
  • stop,
  • resistance,
  • impasse,
  • complication,
  • obstruction,
  • stoppage,
  • impedance,
  • plug,
  • dam,
  • brake,
  • impediment,
  • entrapment,
  • opposition,
  • burden,
  • entanglement,
  • frustration.
  •innocence (noun)
  • chastity.
  •limit (noun)
  • limits.
  •moderation (noun)
  • calming,
  • pacification,
  • alleviation,
  • composition,
  • softness,
  • ease,
  • temperateness,
  • gentleness.
  •prohibition (noun)
  • forbiddance,
  • preclusion,
  • disapproval,
  • Disallowance,
  • rejection,
  • prohibition,
  • ban,
  • curtailment,
  • bar,
  • injunction,
  • refusal,
  • suppression.
  •restraint (noun)
  • chasteness,
  • self-possession,
  • bondage,
  • moderation,
  • constriction,
  • arrest,
  • abridgment,
  • command,
  • determent,
  • decrease,
  • pinions,
  • collar,
  • taboo,
  • self-discipline,
  • self-denial,
  • deterrence,
  • abstinence,
  • weight,
  • deprivation,
  • curb,
  • Detainment,
  • string,
  • order,
  • confinement,
  • shackle,
  • manacles,
  • reduction,
  • stricture,
  • detention,
  • bridle,
  • rope,
  • instruction,
  • simplicity,
  • check,
  • grip,
  • interdict.
  •simplicity (noun)
  • straightforwardness,
  • directness.
  •sobriety (noun)
  • abnegation,
  • dryness,
  • teetotalism,
  • soberness,
  • sobriety,
  • denial,
  • temperance.
  •temperance (noun)
  • asceticism,
  • conservation,
  • self-deprivation,
  • frugality,
  • prudence,
  • austerity,
  • sober-mindedness.
  •thralldom (noun)
  • thralldom.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • classicism,
  • reliance,
  • backwardness,
  • burke,
  • understatement,
  • compass,
  • controlled,
  • captor,
  • stint,
  • Self-restrained,
  • bound,
  • handcuff,
  • brannigan,
  • prisoner,
  • uncommunicativeness,
  • straightjacket,
  • embargo,
  • modesty,
  • dissoluteness,
  • confines,
  • close-mouthed,
  • fetters,
  • nonproliferation,
  • Libertinism,
  • duress,
  • circumscription,
  • tightlipped,
  • limitation,
  • straitjacket,
  • shindy,
  • Gyve,
  • bender,
  • snaffle,
  • boundary,
  • timidness,
  • crackdown,
  • interference,
  • rein,
  • roister,
  • discretion,
  • unceremoniousness,
  • coyness,
  • uncommunicable,
  • imprisonment,
  • naturalness,
  • demureness,
  • uninhibited,
  • stranglehold,
  • taciturnity.
  •
  • trammel,
  • blowout,
  • quench,
  • innocence,
  • decency,
  • contain,
  • impure,
  • riot,
  • chaste,
  • scope.
  •
  • backward,
  • iron,
  • pure,
  • license,
  • modest,
  • hobble,
  • room.
  •
  • moderate,
  • reasonable,
  • low,
  • virtue.
  •
  • liberty,
  • line,
  • cool.
  •
  • fast,
  • hold,
  • decent.
  •
  • free.
  •
  • keep.
  •aloofness
  • distance.
  •bashfulness
  • shyness.
  •bondage
  • slavery.
  •calmness
  • composure.
  •censoring
  • censorship.
  •constraint
  • repression.
  •discipline
  • regimentation.
  •evasion
  • avoidance.
  •imprisonment
  • incarceration.
  •pressure
  • squeeze,
  • compulsion.
  •refinement
  • elegance.
  •self-restraint
  • continence.
  •timidity
  • diffidence.

Paraphrases for Restraint:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    constraint, constraints.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    constraint.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    limitation, limitations.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    curbs, restriction, restrictions, containment.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    self-restraint, restriction, containment, inhibition.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    Assemblies, clusters, ensembles, packages, blocks, CRS, units, cuts, restricting.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    impoundment, prudence, reservation, reluctance, tie-down, duress, self-discipline, stress, stresses, deference, coercive, abstention, compulsion, tightening, subjection, rigour, gating, thoroughness, derogation, detent, immobilizer, retainer, restricting, measurement, reserve, reduction, hesitation, retainage, prudent.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    moderation, Restraining, self-control, withholding, deduction, restrictiveness.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    reticence, circumspection, austerity, moderation, retrenchment, composure, caution, Restraining, discipline, cautiousness, self-control, immobilisation, stringency, strictness, headrest, forbearance, limitation, limitations, withholding, deduction, straitjacket, restrictiveness.

Antonyms for Restraint:

• n.

  • arrest
    encouragement, release, activation, letting go.
  • attribute
    unrestraint.
  • avoidance
    meeting.
  • bar
    aid, help, advantage.
  • barrier
    opening.
  • brake
    accelerator.
  • calm
    anger, restlessness, turbulence, storminess, terror, madness, violence.
  • restraint
    arousal, liberation, agitation, wildness.
  • Other antonyms:
    entrance, road, incontinence, intemperateness, frailty, intemperance, feebleness, indiscipline, gratification, fault, indulgence, weakness, excessiveness, way, foible, unrestrainedness, passage, admittance, thoroughfare, failing, transit, shortcoming, vice, demerit, overindulgence, freedom, Immoderacy, self-indulgence, latitude.

Homophones for Restraint:

• restaurant, restrained, registrant.

Hypernym for Restraint:

• n.

  • act
    collar, bridle, confinement, containment, check, restraint of trade, leash, immobilization, restriction, immobilizing, suppression, immobilisation, curb, curtailment, damper.
  • attribute
    inhibition, temperateness, self-restraint, continence, moderation, temperance.
  • cognition
    floodgate.

Hyponym for Restraint:

• n.

  • act
    control.
  • attribute
    discipline.
  • cognition
    restriction, limitation.