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

Amodei pointed to two developments as the reason for more restraint.

— Stephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Some Democratic lawmakers are already stressing that congressional investigations have to be directly tied to affordability issues, while urging restraint.

— Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of restraint

Noun

The committee created a communal space for faculty across disciplines, from acting to computer science, to talk about the new programming.

— Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Discipline will be key Lack of discipline is often one of the many reasons teams occupy the bottom of the conference standings, but that hasn’t been the key for Kansas State.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of discipline

Noun

For decades the Q’eqchi’ of Pinares were dispossessed by landowners and forced into servitude; then came repression and civil war.

— Lys Arango, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026
His bold, confident display of desire stood in sharp contrast to my own insecurities and repression.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of repression

Noun

In my experience, the involvement of ketamine or other drugs invariably makes a bad situation worse – complicating consent, impairing judgment and reducing inhibitions.

— Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of inhibition

Noun

To keep critical pages meaningful, teams can use deduplication, suppression or brief delays for conditions likely to clear on their own.

— Judit Sharon, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Stacey Abrams, who ran for governor of Georgia in 2018 and 2022 and founded Fair Fight Action to combat voter suppression, played a vital role in paving the way for future successes for her party in her home state.

— Michel Martin, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of suppression

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