💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Restraining"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| restrictverb | To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine |
| limitverb | (transitive) To restrict; to circumscribe; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries. |
| hold backverb | (idiomatic, intransitive) To act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power. |
| keep backverb | (transitive) To hold back; to refuse to give or share. |
| confineverb | (transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. |
| holdverb | (transitive) To grasp or grip. |
| cumberverb | (transitive, dated) To slow down; to hinder; to burden; to encumber. |
| encumberverb | (transitive) To restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment. |
| constrainverb | (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine. |
| keepverb | (transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. |
| trammelverb | (transitive) To confine; to hamper; to shackle. |
| boundverb | (transitive) To surround a territory or other geographical entity; to form the boundary of. |
| intimidateverb | (transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence. |
| throttleverb | (transitive) To control or adjust the speed of (an engine). |
| restraintnoun | (uncountable) control or caution; reserve |
| constraintnoun | Something that constrains; a restriction. |
| restricting | Serving to restrict. |
| restrictionnoun | A regulation or limitation that restricts. |
| restrictivenessnoun | The state of being restrictive. |
| constrainingnoun | The act by which something is constrained. |
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