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Synonyms of restraint in English:

restraint


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noun

1‘he acts as a restraint on their impulsiveness’

SYNONYMS
constraint, check, control, restriction, limitation, curtailment
rein, bridle, brake, damper, deterrent, hindrance, impediment, obstacle, retardant, inhibition
informal clampdown, wet blanket
ANTONYMS

incitement

2‘the customary restraint of the British police’

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self-control, self-restraint, self-discipline, control, moderation, temperateness, abstemiousness, non-indulgence, prudence, judiciousness
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abandon

3‘the dining room has been decorated with commendable restraint’

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subtlety, mutedness, understatedness, taste, tastefulness, delicacy, delicateness, discretion, discrimination
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excess, indulgence

4‘her restraint puts people off’

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reserve, self-restraint, self-control, self-possession, lack of emotion, sobriety, coldness, formality, aloofness, detachment, reticence, uncommunicativeness
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forwardness, outspokenness

5‘a warrant for the release of the person under restraint’

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confinement, captivity, custody, detention, imprisonment, internment, incarceration, constraint, committal, quarantine, arrest
archaic duress
rare detainment

6‘children must wear an approved child restraint’

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belt, harness, strap