Other Words for Restraint

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Restraint as a Verb has these synonyms:

control, check, curb, rein, bridle, restriction, constraint, limit, limitation, curtailment,, ban, interdict or interdiction, proscription, delimitation, bound(s), embargo
Example: The law places restraints on executives' buying and selling shares in their own companies. In 1863, a bill for the restraint of the press was brought before the House of Commons.

control, reserve, self-control, self-possession, poise, equanimity, self-discipline, self-restraint
Example: Heather Gorse exhibited admirable restraint in remaining silent when teased her about her name.

control, restriction, constraint, confinement, bondage, bonds, fetters, shackles, handcuffs, gyves, bilboes, pinions, manacles, ball and chain, strait-jacket, cuffs, bracelets
Example: Despite the restraints to his liberty, he felt a free man. He became violent and had to be put under restraint.

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