1
as in restraint
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions
toddlers have very little self-control
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as in discipline
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
she could be passionate and intense, but generally exercised steely self-control in the company of strangers
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Recent Examples of self-control
The Four Virtues In Business And Work For the Stoics, there were four cardinal virtues that arose from self-control: courage, wisdom, temperance and justice.
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Anna Jankowska, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The goal is to help with decision-making and self-control, and to help calm the nervous system.
—Pooja Shree Chettiar, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
This natural cause-and-effect helps build self-control in decision making, which is more effective than a lecture alone.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 8 July 2025
In fact, people who show more consistent self-control don’t necessarily do so all the time.
—Jasmine Mote, Scientific American, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-control
Anna Jankowska, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The goal is to help with decision-making and self-control, and to help calm the nervous system.
—Pooja Shree Chettiar, The Conversation, 10 July 2025
This natural cause-and-effect helps build self-control in decision making, which is more effective than a lecture alone.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 8 July 2025
In fact, people who show more consistent self-control don’t necessarily do so all the time.
—Jasmine Mote, Scientific American, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-control
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-control
Noun
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Moderates favor easing tensions with Western and regional powers, while hard-liners insist any agreement include concrete guarantees of mutual restraint.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Those loud, colorful prints align with hip-hop’s aversion to restraint, to sameness even.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Aug. 2025
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Kobe Bryant’s greatness was the product of preparation, discipline, and the right mindset.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Senate Bill 37 requires public colleges and universities to abolish their faculty associations as currently structured and gives the chancellors and trustees more power over faculty discipline, hiring and curriculum.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Aug. 2025
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That May Stave Off Disease Alzheimer's: Scientists Discover What Sparks Disease Arthritis Treatment Reduces Painful Flare-Ups, Slows Disease Illustration representing inhibition of protein complex 'mTORC1' by rapamycin leading to immunosuppression for a tumor.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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The most recognizable symptoms are a loss of social inhibition, inappropriate behavior, and lack of self-care.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
6 Aug. 2025
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While past presidents, including Barack Obama, maintained a cautious distance from Lukashenko—whose 31-year rule has been marked by repression and international isolation—Trump has opted for warmer ties.—
Hannah Parry
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The regime turns the former leper hospital into a place of death, where the prisoners are subjected to repression in a place of astounding beauty.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Self-control.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-control. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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