Antonyms of noun restraint

1 of 6 senses of restraint

Sense 2
restraint, control -- (discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself")
       Antonym of unrestraint (Sense 1)
      => unrestraint -- (the quality of lacking restraint)

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

6 senses of restraint

Sense 1
restraint -- (the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade")
       => control -- (the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable")

Sense 2
restraint, control -- (discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself")
       => discipline -- (the trait of being well behaved; "he insisted on discipline among the troops")

Sense 3
constraint, restraint -- (the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint")
       => confinement -- (the state of being confined; "he was held in confinement")

Sense 4
restraint -- (a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports")
       => restriction, limitation -- (a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements")

Sense 5
chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness -- (lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint")
       => plainness -- (the appearance of being plain and unpretentious)

Sense 6
restraint, constraint -- (a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted")
       => device -- (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water")

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