restraint
(re-straint)
2 syllables
Definition
noun. a restraining or being restrained a restraining influence or action a means or instrument of restraining a loss or limitation of liberty; confinement control of emotions; impulses; etc; reserve; constraint
Example Sentence
The police used forcible restraint in order to subdue the assailant.
Synonyms
self-control; self-discipline; control; temperateness; prudence
Antonyms
emotional; out of control
Rhymes
- ain't
- faint
- feint
- paint
- quaint
- saint
- st
- taint
- acquaint
- complaint
- constraint
- repaint
- restraint
- jonassaint