| Main Entry: |
restraint |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
limitation; something that holds |
Synonyms: |
abridgment,
arrest,
ban,
bar,
barrier, bondage, bridle, captivity, chains,
check,
command,
confinement,
constraint, cramp,
curb,
decrease,
deprivation, detention, determent, deterrence, embargo, fetters,
hindrance,
impediment, imprisonment,
instruction, interdict,
limit, manacles,
obstacle,
obstruction,
order, pinions,
prohibition,
reduction, rein, repression,
restriction, rope,
stop, stoppage, straitjacket, string,
taboo,
weight
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Antonyms: |
freedom, liberation
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