8 synonym groups for Restraint

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Synonyms on the topic Restraint

Self-control

self-discipline, willpower, restraint, self-restraint, composure, self-command, self-mastery, self-regulation, temperance, moderation, self-possession, self-governance, self-management, self-denial, s... [more]

shackle

chain, fetter, manacle, handcuff, restrain, bind, conf, restrict, hamper, impede, limit, curb, trammel, tether, tie, fasten, secure, incarcerate, imprison, detain, constrain, hold, enchain, enshackle,... [more]

abstaining from

refraining-from, avoiding, eschewing, shunning, forgoing, renouncing, relinquishing, desisting, withholding, refraining, abjuring, abnegating, forswearing, giving-up, keeping-from, restraining-from, s... [more]

holds back

restrains, inhibits, suppresses, curbs, checks, stifles, controls, limits, contains, represses, hinders, impedes, obstructs, deters, prevents, thwarts, restricts, confines, constrains, hampers, blocks... [more]

Handcuff

shackle, manacle, fetter, restraint, cuff, bond, chain, bracelet, iron, bind

inhibitions

restraints, hindrances, constraints, limitations, restrictions, impediments, checks, curbs, suppressions, deterrents, obstacles, barriers, prohibitions, preventions, obstructions, blockages, stoppers,... [more]

restraining

limiting, controlling, curbing, checking, inhibiting, suppressing, constraining, confining, containing, holding back, repressing, subduing, stifling, hampering, hindering, impeding, obstructing, deter... [more]

suppression

repression, inhibition, restraint, stifling, quelling, subduing, silencing, curbing, crushing, squashing, smothering, extinguishing, squelching, suppression