restraint
restraint is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The state of being restrained.
- 2.That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the like; limitation; restriction. For one restraint, lords of the world besides. Milton. Syn. -- Repression; hindrance; check; stop; curb;
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- action
- against
- although
- and
- antagonism
- antagonistic
- antagonize
- beat
- begirt
- block
- bosom
- bound
- bury
- check
- circumscribe
- circumscription
- circumvallation
- clash
- collision
- compass
- compensate
- compensation
- confine
- confinement
- conflict
- conflicting
- container
- containment
- contrariety
- contrary
- contravene
- corral
- counter
- counteract
- counteraction
- counterpoise
- cross
- direction
- embay
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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