Synonyms of refrainment

refrainment

noun

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restraint
• discipline
• repression
• inhibition
• suppression
• composure
• constraint
• discretion
• reserve
• possession
• self-poise
• self-restraint
• control
• self-control
• continence
• mastery
• self-command
• will
• silence
• willpower
• distance
• detachedness
• bashfulness
• command
• reticence
• aloofness
• self-mastery
• self-discipline
• taciturnity
• self-censorship
• shyness
• modesty
• self-containment
• self-denial
• self-government
• self-possession

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uninhibitedness
• incontinence
• disinhibition
• unconstraint
• gratification
• indulgence
• unrestrainedness
• frankness
• overindulgence
• bluntness
• candor
• intemperance
• self-abandonment
• immoderacy
• self-indulgence

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• uninhibitedness
• incontinence
• disinhibition
• unconstraint
• gratification
• indulgence
• unrestrainedness
• frankness
• overindulgence
• bluntness
• candor
• intemperance
• self-abandonment
• immoderacy
• self-indulgence

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