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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 verbe (restrains, restrained, restraining)

  1. to restrain
    to restrain
    • restrain verbe (restrains, restrained, restraining)
  2. to restrain
    to restrain; to dissuade; to hold back; to obstruct; to discourage; to stop
    • restrain verbe (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • dissuade verbe (dissuades, dissuaded, dissuading)
    • hold back verbe (holds back, held back, holding back)
    • obstruct verbe (obstructs, obstructed, obstructing)
    • discourage verbe (discourages, discouraged, discouraging)
    • stop verbe (stops, stopped, stopping)
    to prevent
    – stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state 1
    • prevent verbe (prevents, prevented, preventing)
      • We must prevent the cancer from spreading1
  3. to restrain
    to restrain; to moderate
    • restrain verbe (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • moderate verbe (moderates, moderated, moderating)
  4. to restrain
    to restrain; to check; to curb
    • restrain verbe (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • check verbe (checks, checked, checking)
    • curb verbe (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 verbe (bounds, bounded, bounding)
    • confine verbe (confines, confined, confining)
    • restrict verbe
      • restrict the use of this parking lot1
    • restrain verbe (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • limit verbe (limits, limited, limiting)
      • limit the time you can spend with your friends1
    • throttle verbe (throttles, throttled, throttling)
    • trammel verbe
  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 verbe (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 verbe (confines, confined, confining)
    • restrain verbe (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 verbe (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • intimidate verbe (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 verbe (keeps, kept, keeping)
      • keep your cool1
    • restrain verbe (restrains, restrained, restraining)
    • hold back verbe (holds back, held back, holding back)
    • keep back verbe (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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