Synonym Dictionary

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

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

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.

To restrain, limit, or keep something under control.

Quiet, reserved, and modest in manner.

To discourage an action or make it less likely to occur.

An outpouring of emotion or words.

Expressing feelings with great enthusiasm and little restraint.

Careful to avoid unnecessary spending or waste.

To restrain, hinder, or reduce an action or process.

A lack of moderation or self-restraint.

To make or become less intense, extreme, or severe.

Restraint that avoids excess or extremes.

Excessive satisfaction of a desire or appetite.

Readily allowing behavior or choices, often with few restrictions.

Careful practical judgment that considers consequences.

Spreading or growing without effective restraint.

To hold oneself back from doing something.

Restrained in expressing feelings or in speaking and acting around others.

The practice of refusing oneself a pleasure or desire, often for a larger purpose.

Freedom from intoxication; also seriousness or restraint.

To bring under control or reduce the force or intensity of something.