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Synonyms for "restrain" in English

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  1. restrain:

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Detailed Synonyms for restrain in English

restrain:

to restrain verb (restrains, restrained, restraining)

  1. to restrain
    to restrain
    • restrain verb (restrains, restrained, restraining)
  2. to restrain
    to restrain; to dissuade; to hold back; to obstruct; to discourage; to stop
    • restrain verb (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • dissuade verb (dissuades, dissuaded, dissuading)
    • hold back verb (holds back, held back, holding back)
    • obstruct verb (obstructs, obstructed, obstructing)
    • discourage verb (discourages, discouraged, discouraging)
    • stop verb (stops, stopped, stopping)
    to prevent
    – stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state 1
    • prevent verb (prevents, prevented, preventing)
      • We must prevent the cancer from spreading1
  3. to restrain
    to restrain; to moderate
    • restrain verb (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • moderate verb (moderates, moderated, moderating)
  4. to restrain
    to restrain; to check; to curb
    • restrain verb (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • check verb (checks, checked, checking)
    • curb verb (curbs, curbed, curbing)
  5. to restrain
    to restrain; to suppress; keep under control; to control
  6. to restrain
    – place limits on (extent or access) 1
    to bound; to confine; restrict; to restrain; to limit; to throttle; trammel
    – place limits on (extent or access) 1
    • bound verb (bounds, bounded, bounding)
    • confine verb (confines, confined, confining)
    • restrict verb
      • restrict the use of this parking lot1
    • restrain verb (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • limit verb (limits, limited, limiting)
      • limit the time you can spend with your friends1
    • throttle verb (throttles, throttled, throttling)
    • trammel verb
  7. to restrain
    – hold back 1
    to restrain; constrain; encumber; cumber
    – hold back 1
  8. to restrain
    – to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement 1
    to hold; to confine; to restrain
    – to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement 1
    • hold verb (holds, held, holding)
      • This holds the local until the express passengers change trains1
      • About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade1
      • The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center1
      • The terrorists held the journalists for ransom1
    • confine verb (confines, confined, confining)
    • restrain verb (restrains, restrained, restraining)
  9. to restrain
    – to compel or deter by or as if by threats 1
    to restrain; to intimidate
    – to compel or deter by or as if by threats 1
    • restrain verb (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • intimidate verb (intimidates, intimidated, intimidating)
  10. to restrain
    – keep under control; keep in check 1
    to keep; to restrain; to hold back; to keep back
    – keep under control; keep in check 1
    • keep verb (keeps, kept, keeping)
      • keep your cool1
    • restrain verb (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • hold back verb (holds back, held back, holding back)
    • keep back verb (keeps back, kept back, keeping back)

Conjugations for restrain:

present
  1. restrain
  2. restrain
  3. restrains
  4. restrain
  5. restrain
  6. restrain
simple past
  1. restrained
  2. restrained
  3. restrained
  4. restrained
  5. restrained
  6. restrained
present perfect
  1. have restrained
  2. have restrained
  3. has restrained
  4. have restrained
  5. have restrained
  6. have restrained
past continuous
  1. was restraining
  2. were restraining
  3. was restraining
  4. were restraining
  5. were restraining
  6. were restraining
future
  1. shall restrain
  2. will restrain
  3. will restrain
  4. shall restrain
  5. will restrain
  6. will restrain
continuous present
  1. am restraining
  2. are restraining
  3. is restraining
  4. are restraining
  5. are restraining
  6. are restraining
subjunctive
  1. be restrained
  2. be restrained
  3. be restrained
  4. be restrained
  5. be restrained
  6. be restrained
diverse
  1. restrain!
  2. let's restrain!
  5. restrained
  6. restraining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "restrain":

  1. place limits on (extent or access)1
  2. hold back1
  3. to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement1
  4. to compel or deter by or as if by threats1
  5. keep under control; keep in check1

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