| Main Entry: | bottle up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold in check |
Synonyms: |
box up, bring to naught, check, collar, contain, coop up, cork, corner, cover up, cramp, curb, enclose, entrap, hold back, hold down, hold in, keep back, keep feeling inside oneself, keep secret, repress, restrain, restrict, shut in, suppress, trap |
Antonyms: |
confide, reveal, tell |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | compose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calm, bring under control |
Synonyms: |
adjust, allay, appease, arrange, assuage, balm, becalm, check, collect, comfort, console, contain, control, cool, ease, ease up, hold in, lessen, let up, lull, mitigate, moderate, modulate, pacify, placate, quell, quiet, re-collect, reconcile, regulate, rein, relax, repress, resolve, restrain, settle, simmer down, slacken, smother, soften, solace, soothe, still, suppress, temper, tranquilize, tune down |
| Notes: | compose is preferred when the parts of the whole being assembled are regarded as nonconcrete and more general; when the parts are concrete and specific, then constitute is more appropriate, and then there is comprise, which can mean 'comprehending or encompassing certain parts' |
Antonyms: |
agitate, anger, arouse, distress, excite, upset |
| 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: | contain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold back, control |
Synonyms: |
bottle up, check, collect, compose, cool*, cork, curb, harness, hog-tie, hold in, keep back, keep lid on, put half nelson on, rein, repress, restrain, restrict, simmer down, smother, stifle, stop |
| Main Entry: | curb |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repress, restrict |
Synonyms: |
abstain, bit, bottle up, box in, bridle, bring to screeching halt, check, clog, constrain, contain, control, cook*, cool down, cool off, deny, entrammel, fetter, hamper, hinder, hobble, hog-tie, hold back, hold down, hold in, ice*, impede, inhibit, keep lid on, keep tight rein on, leash, manacle, moderate, muzzle, refrain, rein in, restrain, retard, scrub, send up, shackle, subdue, suppress, tame, tie, tie up, withhold |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, encourage, foster, help |
| Main Entry: | dam |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold back; block |
Synonyms: |
bar, barricade, brake, check, choke, clog, close, confine, hinder, hold in, impede, obstruct, repress, restrain, restrict, retard, slow, stop up, suppress |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, liberate, release, unblock, unclog, unloose |
| Main Entry: | hold back/hold off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | repress |
Synonyms: |
bit, bridle, check, control, curb, defer, delay, deny, forbear, hold down, hold in, inhibit, keep, keep back, keep out, postpone, prevent, put off, refrain, refuse, restrain, stop, suppress, withhold |
Antonyms: |
let go, reveal |
| Main Entry: | inhibit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | restrict, prevent |
Synonyms: |
arrest, avert, bar, bit, bridle, check, constrain, cramp, curb, discourage, enjoin, faze, forbid, frustrate, hang up, hinder, hog-tie, hold back, hold down, hold in, impede, interdict, keep in, obstruct, outlaw, prohibit, put on brakes, repress, restrain, sandbag, stop, stymie, suppress, taboo*, ward, withhold |
Antonyms: |
aid, allow, approve, assist, free, help |
| Main Entry: | suppress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | restrain, hold in check |
Synonyms: |
abolish, annihilate, beat down, bottle, bring to naught, burke, censor, check, clamp, conceal, conquer, contain, cover up, crack down on, crush, curb, cut off, extinguish, hold back, hold down, hold in, interrupt, keep in, keep secret, muffle, muzzle, overcome, overpower, overthrow, put an end to, put down, put kibosh on, put lid on, quash, quell, quench, repress, shush, silence, sit on, smother, snuff out, spike, squash, stamp out, stifle, stop, subdue, trample, withhold |
Antonyms: |
encourage, let go, release |