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Textual thesaurus for "restraint"

(noun) constraint

a device that retards something's motion

the car did not have proper restraints fitted


(noun) simpleness, simplicity, chasteness

lack of ornamentation

the room was simply decorated with great restraint


(noun) control

discipline in personal and social activities

he was a model of polite restraint; she never lost control of herself


(noun) constraint

the state of being physically constrained

dogs should be kept under restraint