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

Andrew Haigh is a master of restraint, a talent that he’s often weaponized against his own creations to beautiful and shattering effect.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
These two are on the bleeding edge, yet exhibiting more restraint than some others.

— Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of restraint

Noun

Amador’s bat control and plate discipline always gave him a chance, and the 23-year-old has started his third stint in the majors with a flurry of doubles and extra-base hits.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Some said decisions around issues like discipline and qualification for special education plans cannot be made by AI.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of discipline

Noun

The worsening economic crisis led to weakness in the labor market, allowing employers to engage in wage repression and leading to further pressure on household incomes.

— Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
But there was very real and concentrated state repression against the more militant aspects and members of these movements.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of repression

Noun

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
Put inhibitions aside to experience the latest episode of Doc Talk, hosted by John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Shirley), and Matt Carey, Deadline’s senior documentary editor.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 30 June 2026

Definition of inhibition

Noun

Babcock has a strong history of sending goal-suppression lines over the boards.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Cheng, speaking to reporters following the court hearing, said her case had brought awareness of union suppression in Hong Kong and that employers had no right to have employees consult them before joining a union.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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