Synonyms of restraints

restraints

noun

plural of restraint

as in constraints

something that limits one's freedom of action or choice

civil libertarians contend that the new laws place too many restraints on our constitutionally guaranteed rights

Synonyms & Similar Words

• constraints
• restrictions
• limitations
• conditions
• strictures
• curbs
• fetters
• prohibitions
• checks
• exceptions
• stipulations
• circumscriptions
• strings
• qualifications
• reservations
• bans
• provisos
• proscriptions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freedoms
• latitudes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of restraints

The dire time restraints were real, along with the contentious Zoom meetings or phone calls that have taken place over the past five months. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Compensation systems, transfer windows and roster rules would become terms of an agreement rather than unilateral restraints. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Jean overpowers their restraints and creates a gigantic psychic bubble that freezes in place nearly everyone in New York City. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026

Dealing with her own injuries that left her sidelined or on minute-restraints at the start of the season, Clark took to gardening to relieve stress. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 31 July 2026

Max tells him to put it down, releasing Zack in exchange, then picks up the gun himself, herds all four Bowdens into the kitchen, and makes Natalie bind her parents' wrists with plastic restraints. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026

The Giants have the wherewithal to pay down some of that money to widen the field and involve contenders with greater financial restraints. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026

The high-oil-price monster is threatening to break through its restraints. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Perhaps more concerning, such restraints wouldn’t apply to foreign firms such as AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, and Novartis. — Craig Garthwaite, Fortune, 24 July 2026