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- pronunciation:
- rih
streInt
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of restraining oneself or others.
When excited, the dog was dangerous and required restraint.- synonyms:
- constraint, restriction
- antonyms:
- abandon
- similar words:
- blockage, constriction, control, detainment, embargo, forbearance, government, hindrance, limitation, obstruction, regulation, repression, stoppage, suppression
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| definition 2: |
an influence or object that holds back or controls.
- synonyms:
- chain, check, curb, fetter, leash, manacle, rein, restriction
- antonyms:
- spur
- similar words:
- bit, bond, bound, brake, bridle, constriction, control, cramp, damper, hold, limit, muzzle, obstacle, shackle, tie, trammel
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| definition 3: |
a condition of being confined or deprived of liberty.
- synonyms:
- confinement, imprisonment, incarceration, prison
- antonyms:
- liberty
- similar words:
- bondage, captivity, chains, detainment, obstruction, restriction
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| definition 4: |
the quality of being emotionally reserved; graceful constraint of one's feelings; freedom from exaggeration.
- synonyms:
- reserve
- similar words:
- aplomb, composure, constraint, control, equanimity, formality, moderation, poise, possession, sang-froid, self-control, self-possession, temperance
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| related words: |
abstinence, apprehension, arrest, bond, boundary, brake, cap, commitment, continence, control, discouragement, duress, embargo, forbearance, gag, handicap, harness, hindrance, leash, lid, mean, moderation, muzzle, obstruction, prison, taste |
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