Free and Restrain

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Free

Free verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).
Usage example: a global crusade to free Nelson Mandela from a South African prison had emerged
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Restrain is an antonym for free in topics: release, liberate, take burden from.
Nearby Words: freely, freed

Restrain

Restrain verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
Usage example: the suspect was restrained and taken to an undisclosed location
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Antonyms for Restrain
Free is an antonym for restrain in topics: imprison, hold back.
Nearby Words: restraint, restricted, restraining
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Common collocations

friend free friend restrain friend
hero free hero restrain hero
someone free someone restrain someone
way free way restrain way
Other words: girls, demons, prisoners.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Azure Striker Gunvolt GV: ...... This bird is free... A free spirit like this is not something we should restrain for our own amusement.
    Source: Video Game / Azure Striker Gunvolt
  • He allows himself to be absorbed by Talpa, using his 'Soul of Virtue' to restrain him so his allies are free to attack him.
    Source: Heroic Sacrifice / Anime and Manga
  • However, no one can ever go outside and everyone must take dream suppressants that restrain creativity and free will.
    Source: False Utopia
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