restraint

restraint
n
1. check, curb, constraint, stay, stop, arrest; barrier, block, obstacle, bar; hindrance, impediment, deterrent, holdback, stumbling block; hitch, snag, knot, drawback, Inf. fly in the ointment.
2. bonds, shackles, manacles, fetters, pinions, gyves, handcuffs, Inf. cuffs, Sl. bracelets, ball and chain; muzzle, gag; strait jacket.
3. coaction, restriction, obstruction, blockage, stoppage; suppression, repression, stifling, smothering, subduing; delay, retardation.
4. confinement, circumscription, detention; imprisonment, incarceration, durance; bondage, duress, captivity.
5. reserve, formality, undemonstrativeness, unex-pansiveness; moderation, prudence, judiciousness, temperateness; equanimity, self-control, self-possession, aplomb, poise, presence of mind, levelheadedness; taste, good taste, discrimination; subtlety.

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  • restraint — constraint, compulsion, *force, coercion, duress, violence Analogous words: curbing, checking, inhibiting (see RESTRAIN): hindering, impeding, obstructing, blocking (see HINDER) Antonyms: incitement: liberty …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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