Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bridle

2 senses of bridle

Sense 1
bridle -- (headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control)
       => headgear -- (stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head)

Sense 2
bridle, check, curb -- (the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; "his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper")
       => restraint -- (the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade")

Antonyms of verb bridle

1 of 3 senses of bridle

Sense 2
bridle -- (put a bridle on; "bridle horses")
       Antonym of unbridle (Sense 1)
      => unbridle -- (remove the bridle from (a horse or mule))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bridle

3 senses of bridle

Sense 1
bridle -- (anger or take offense; "She bridled at his suggestion to elope")
       => anger, see red -- (become angry; "He angers easily")

Sense 2
bridle -- (put a bridle on; "bridle horses")
       => restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain -- (hold back)

Sense 3
bridle -- (respond to the reins, as of horses)
       => answer, reply, respond -- (react verbally; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation")