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rein (in)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of rein (in)

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)

try to rein in your spending, so you have some money left for saving

Synonyms of rein (in)

bridle, check, constrain, contain, control, curb, govern, hold, inhibit, keep, measure, pull in, regulate, restrain, rule, tame

Words Related to rein (in)

bottle (up), choke (back), hold back, mince, muffle, pocket, repress, sink, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, swallow

arrest, interrupt, stop

block, hamper, handcuff, hinder, impede, obstruct

gag, muzzle, silence

Near Antonyms of rein (in)

liberate, loose, loosen, unleash

air, express, take out, vent

Antonyms of rein (in)

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