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
Self-containment and constraint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-containment" instead a noun "Constraint".
Self-containment
Self-containment noun - The power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions.
Constraint and self-containment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Constraint" instead a noun phrase "Self-containment".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- temperance and constraint
- temperance and self-containment
- control and constraint
- control and self-containment
- reserve and constraint
- reserve and self-containment
- discretion and constraint
- discretion and self-containment
- restraint and constraint
- restraint and self-containment
- coolness and constraint
- coolness and self-containment
- discipline and constraint
- discipline and self-containment
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Self-containment and Constraint. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/constraint/self-containment
Constraint & Self-containment. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/constraint/self-containment>.
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