restraint

Meanings

Plural: restraints

Noun

• the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
  • "the unlawful restraint of trade"
• discipline in personal and social activities
  • "he was a model of polite restraint"
• the state of being physically constrained
  • "dogs should be kept under restraint"
• a rule or condition that limits freedom
  • "legal restraints"
  • "restraints imposed on imports"
• lack of ornamentation
  • "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
• a device that retards something's motion
  • "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
• something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures
• control or caution; reserve

Synonyms

chasteness, constraint, control, simpleness, simplicity

Antonyms

unrestraint

Related Words

constraint, restrain, restrict