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

1 sense of self-restraint

Sense 1
self-restraint, temperateness -- (exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate")
       => restraint, control -- (discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself")