Restrain and Support

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Restrain

Restrain verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).
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Support and restrain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Support" instead a verb "Restrain".
Nearby Words: restraint, restricted, restraining

Support

Support verb - To promote the interests or cause of.
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Restrain and support are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Restrain" instead a verb "Support".
Nearby Words: supported, supporter, supporting, supportive, supportable

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friend restrain friend support friend
people restrain people support people
actions restrain actions support actions
members restrain members support members

Both words in one sentence

  • Lady and Knight Lua would be a bright lady (beauty, innocence, emotional support for her knight) if she weren't almost completely passive, making no effort to restrain any of Ladd's murderous impulses and possible looking forward to the day he kills her.
    Source: Lady and Knight
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Support and Restrain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/restrain/support
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