Restrain and Unchained

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

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Unchained is an antonym for restrain.

Unchained adjective - Not bound by shackles and chains.

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Restrain is an antonym for unchained in topics: free, let go, rid, liberate, unbind.

Nearby Word: unchaining

His inmates call him "the Unchained", because no walls nor doors are strong enough to restrain him.

Source: Play-Along Prisoner

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