Definitions

straitjacket

[streyt-jak-it] / ˈstreɪtˌdʒæk ɪt /

NOUN

restraint

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ban constraint curb embargo limit prohibition reduction restriction

STRONG

abridgment arrest bar barrier bondage bridle captivity chains check command confinement cramp decrease deprivation detention determent deterrence fetters hindrance impediment imprisonment instruction interdict manacles obstacle obstruction order pinions rein repression rope stop stoppage string taboo weight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allowance enlargement permission

STRONG

advantage aid assistance beginning continuation encouragement expansion freedom go help independence indulgence liberation liberty license promotion release start support

WEAK

agitation arousal wildness

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Straitjacket Fits are privileged with two entries on account of being blessed with two very different songwriters.

From The Guardian • Jan. 27, 2017

It didn’t hurt that the Straitjacket Fits were the best-looking band on the label, either.

From The Guardian • Jan. 27, 2017

Trantorean Sep 14th 2012 13:57 GMT The Golden Straitjacket will soon join the Golden Calf on the altar of economic ineptitude.

From Economist • Sep. 11, 2012

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