1
as in restraint
the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions
she demonstrated an almost unnatural self-restraint during the fight
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as in discipline
the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others
we must practice self-restraint even with people who are deliberately rude
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Recent Examples of self-restraint
Besieged by stress, people are often poorly trained in self-restraint.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2025
Stormi went viral for the same candy game when Jenner tested her self-restraint at 2 years old in a video posted on her social media in May 2020.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Voters can, however, favor those who pursue self-restraint.
—John Nemec, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
Without meaningful regulation or self-restraint by AI firms, the arms race between data-hungry bots and those attempting to defend open source infrastructure seems likely to escalate further, potentially deepening the crisis for the digital ecosystem that underpins the modern Internet.
—Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2025
Stormi went viral for the same candy game when Jenner tested her self-restraint at 2 years old in a video posted on her social media in May 2020.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Voters can, however, favor those who pursue self-restraint.
—John Nemec, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
Without meaningful regulation or self-restraint by AI firms, the arms race between data-hungry bots and those attempting to defend open source infrastructure seems likely to escalate further, potentially deepening the crisis for the digital ecosystem that underpins the modern Internet.
—Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-restraint
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In the second photo, the animals are freed of their restraints — one of the pets is crawling about the bin while the other stays in its shell.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Unlike the Washington consensus, which mandated fiscal austerity and economic restraint, Silicon Valley’s calls for unprecedented investment and acceleration.—
Arafat Kabir,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Share Your Commitments With Others Share your commitments to drive discipline.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The letter said the investigation was ending without issuing any findings or conclusions of wrongdoing, and without imposing any discipline or penalty on Davidai.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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“Self-restraint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-restraint. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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