Restraint
Restraint noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.
Usage example: it will take a great deal of restraint to keep from telling her how ugly that dress is
Self-command is a synonym for restraint. In some cases you can use "Self-command" instead a noun "Restraint".
Self-command
Self-command noun - The checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others.
Usage example: the discredited belief that young men and women lacked the self-command to serve alongside one another in the military
Restraint is a synonym for self-command in regimen topic. You can use "Restraint" instead a noun phrase "Self-command".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poise and restraint
- poise and self-command
- temperance and restraint
- temperance and self-command
- forbearance and restraint
- forbearance and self-command
- control and restraint
- control and self-command
- reserve and restraint
- reserve and self-command
- limitation and restraint
- limitation and self-command
- sobriety and restraint
- sobriety and self-command
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Self-command and Restraint. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/restraint/self-command
Restraint & Self-command. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/restraint/self-command>.
Self-command or Restraint. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/restraint/self-command.
