| Main Entry: | constrain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force; restrain |
Synonyms: |
ban, bar, bind, bottle up, bridle, chain, check, coerce, compel, concuss, confine, constrict, cool off, cork, curb, deny, deprive, disallow, drive, hem in, hog-tie, hold back, hold down, hold in, immure, impel, imprison, incarcerate, inhibit, intern, jail, keep lid on, make, necessitate, oblige, pressure, pressurize, put half nelson on, shotgun, stifle, urge, withhold |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, release |
| Main Entry: | constrained |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | forced |
Synonyms: |
awkward, embarrassed, stiff, strained, uneasy, unnatural |
| Main Entry: | abstain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold back from doing |
Synonyms: |
abjure, abnegate, avoid, cease, constrain, curb, decline, deny oneself, do without, eschew, evade, fast, fence-sit, forbear, forgo, give the go by, give up, go on the wagon, keep from, pass, pass up, quit, refrain, refuse, renounce, shun, sit on one's hands, sit on the fence, sit out, spurn, starve, stop, take the cure, take the pledge, withhold |
Antonyms: |
indulge, use |
| Main Entry: | answerable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | responsible |
Synonyms: |
accountable, amenable, bound, chargeable, compelled, constrained, liable, obligated, obliged, subject, to blame |
Antonyms: |
irrefutable, unaccountable, unprovable |
| Main Entry: | bashful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shy |
Synonyms: |
abashed, backward, blushful, blushing, chary, confused, constrained, coy, demure, diffident, embarrassed, humble, modest, nervous, overmodest, recoiling, reserved, reticent, retiring, self-conscious, self-effacing, shamefaced, sheepish, shrinking, silent, timid, timorous, unassertive, verecund |
Antonyms: |
confident, unabashed, unshy |
| Main Entry: | bind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obligate; restrict |
Synonyms: |
compel, confine, constrain, detain, engage, enslave, force, hamper, hinder, hogtie, indenture, lock up, necessitate, oblige, prescribe, put half nelson on, put lock on, require, restrain, restrict, yoke |
Antonyms: |
allow, free, let, permit, set free |
| Main Entry: | bound |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obligated; destined |
Synonyms: |
apprenticed, articled, bent, bounden, certain, coerced, compelled, constrained, contracted, doomed, driven, duty-bound, enslaved, fated, firm, forced, having no alternative, impelled, indentured, intent, made, necessitated, obligated, obliged, pledged, pressed, required, restrained, sure, under compulsion, under necessity, urged |
Antonyms: |
allowed, free, permitted, unbounded, unobliged, unrestricted |
| Main Entry: | bridle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | check, hold back |
Synonyms: |
constrain, control, curb, govern, inhibit, keep in check, master, moderate, repress, restrain, rule, subdue, suppress, withhold |
| Notes: | bridal relates to a bride or a marriage ceremony while a bridle is a harness |
Antonyms: |
let go, release, set free |
| Main Entry: | chary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careful, cautious |
Synonyms: |
cagey, calculating, canny, circumspect, considerate, constrained, discreet, economical, fastidious, frugal, gingerly, guarded, heedful, hesitant, inhibited, leery, loath, miserly, particular, prudent, reluctant, restrained, safe, scrupulous, sparing, stingy, suspicious, thrifty, uneasy, wary, watchful |
Antonyms: |
careless, hasty, heedless, incautious, rash, uncareful, willing |
| Main Entry: | check |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder, restrain |
Synonyms: |
arrest, baffle, bar, bit, bottleneck, bridle, checkmate, choke, circumvent, constrain, control, counteract, curb, cut short, delay, discourage, foil, frustrate, halt, harness, hold, hold back, hold down, hold in, impede, inhibit, interrupt, keep back, limit, moderate, neutralize, nip in the bud, obstruct, obviate, pause, play for time, preclude, prevent, rebuff, reduce, rein in, repress, repulse, retard, slacken pace, slow down, snub, squelch, stay, stop, suppress, tame, terminate, thwart, withhold |
Antonyms: |
aid, allow, assist, expedite, help, indulge, liberate, permit |