REFRAINMENT Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

refrainment

noun

Definition of refrainment

as in restraint

the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others students in the class should show some generosity and refrainment when critiquing the work of their fellow photographers

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Noun

The African Union urged Ethiopia and its neighbors to exercise restraint as growing tensions threaten to destabilize the region.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Another worker was seen preparing food without a proper hair restraint, though this was corrected.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of restraint

Noun

Court records show that Jang reported McKinsey to police in 2023, accusing him of shoving one of their children and using rough physical discipline with them generally.

— TERRY CHEA, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
But when an accident forces their teams to share one rink, Anastasia Allen (Jelley) and Nate Hawkins (Simos) collide—and discipline gives way to obsession, because the only thing more dangerous than wanting to win is wanting each other.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of discipline

Noun

Political parties weakened by years of repression and exile need opportunities to rebuild.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
The connection between these women, the season appears to be saying, is that their violence grew out of abuse, repression, and mistreatment.

— Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of repression

Noun

Many visual motifs emerge, most notably the men in the crowd who shed any inhibitions to cry, dance, and belt the songs at the top of their lungs.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
As art and its creators have shed their inhibitions in this post-Sadean world, politicians and cultural commentators have reliably lined up to condemn this total freedom of expression as being dangerous to society.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of inhibition

Noun

By the time Morris arrived, firefighters inside had determined that a fire that started in a fryer was over, but the sprinklers from Kopper Kettle’s fire-suppression system had flooded everything.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026
Following an outcry over potential suppression, YouTube and Meta are changing direction on an ad for an Elon Musk documentary.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of suppression

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