Synonym Dictionary

Restoration or repayment for a loss or injury.

To hold back, limit, or control an action, impulse, or movement.

Control over one's impulses, or a limit placed on an action.

Impartial because one has no personal stake in the outcome.

To prevent or delay something through earlier action.

Having little or no interest in a subject or activity.

Not held back, controlled, or limited.

A deliberate choice not to take part in an action, especially a decision not to cast a vote.

The deliberate practice of refraining from something.

Relating to scholarship, study, or educational institutions; also theoretical rather than practical.

Mentally troubled, upset, or restless.

To reduce a fear, concern, or other troubling feeling.

A short account of an incident, often interesting or amusing.

Showing little interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

A lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

The highest point or culminating stage of something.

To understand or perceive something; also to take someone into custody.

So ordinary or overused that it lacks freshness or interest.

To be necessary, proper, or advantageous for someone.

Strongly interested in books or learning, sometimes more than in practical experience.

So appealing or interesting that it strongly holds attention.

Broad freedom or authority to act as one chooses.

To place limits or restrictions on something.

Payment for work, or something provided to make up for a loss or disadvantage.