Constraint
Constraint noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.
Usage example: in civilized society people do not just say or do whatever they feel like—they exercise some constraint
Continence and constraint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Continence" instead a noun "Constraint".
Continence
Continence noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.
Usage example: experiencing a moment of unusual continence, I refrained from returning her gratuitous insult
Constraint and continence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Constraint" instead a noun "Continence".
Nearby Words: continent, continently
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- temperance and constraint
- temperance and continence
- control and constraint
- control and continence
- reserve and constraint
- reserve and continence
- discretion and constraint
- discretion and continence
- limitation and constraint
- limitation and continence
- restraint and constraint
- restraint and continence
- discipline and constraint
- discipline and continence
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Continence and Constraint. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/constraint/continence
Constraint & Continence. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/constraint/continence>.
Continence or Constraint. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/constraint/continence.
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