Words and phrases that have a meaning related to restrain: (186 results)
Often used in the same context:
subdue, rein, constrain, suppress, curtail, curb, dissuade, handcuff, stifle, goad, strangulate, exert, punish, coerce, discourage, shield, forestall, thwart, prevent, deter, intimidate, strangle, resist, confine, quell, restrict, justify, insulate, provoke, compel, intervene, ingratiate, dampen, tamp down, apprehend, chastise, deflate, unshackle, pressurize, antagonize, douse, protect, dislodge, rouse, pacify, frighten, injure, unsettle, quash, repress, detain, seclude, stop, sustain, stymie, aggravate, evict, unhinge, placate, reflate, impose, neutralize, extricate, impede, prod, retaliate, inhibit, extinguish, assert, undermine, nullify, fend, emasculate, instigate, browbeat, unchain, defend, fetter, incite, conciliate, constrict, disentangle, induce, squelch, appease, shackle, penalize, distract, coax, eject, isolate, counteract, persuade, stabilize, arrogate, disperse, overpower, tame, mollify, embarrass, unhorse, overawe
More specific:
baffle, bottle up, bridle, check, clamp down, clog, contain, control, crack down, cramp, cumber, dash, daunt, draw a line, draw the line, enchain, encumber, fold, frighten away, frighten off, gate, ground, halter, hamper, harness, hold, hold in, mark off, mark out, moderate, pall, pen up, pinion, reduce, regulate, rule, scare, scare away, scare off, stiffen, tie, tighten, tighten up
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Also try:., abnegate, bate, bond, catch, chasten, combination in restraint of trade, cow, cuff, damp, deny, enchain, fetter, grab, hamper, handcuff, hold down, lead, leash, manacle, moderate, overawe, shackle, snaffle, take hold of, temper, tether, tie down, tie up, trammel, trammels
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