Restrain and Refrain

Restrain

Restrain verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

Refrain is a synonym for restrain in abstain topic. In some cases you can use "Refrain" instead a verb "Restrain".

Nearby Words: restraint, restricted, restraining

Refrain

Refrain verb - Resist doing something.

Restrain is a synonym for refrain in abstain topic. You can use "Restrain" instead a verb "Refrain", if it concerns topics such as do without.

Nearby Words: refrained, refraining

Common collocations

sense restrain sense refrain sense
enemy restrain enemy refrain enemy
ways restrain ways refrain ways
anna restrain anna refrain anna
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