Thesaurus / refrain
FEEDBACKHow to use refrain in a sentence
We urge members of Congress to refrain from relying on this one-sided staff report to guide future legislation.
HOUSE PANEL PROPOSES LARGEST ANTITRUST REFORMS IN DECADES TO REIN IN BIG TECHKDUNN6OCTOBER 7, 2020FORTUNEWhen she was reinstated in 2015, Dwyer-Jones was allowed to practice law so long as she refrained from drinking alcohol and using mood-altering drugs that were not prescribed to her, disciplinary records show.
MAINE HIRES LAWYERS WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS TO DEFEND ITS POOREST RESIDENTSBY SAMANTHA HOGAN, THE MAINE MONITOR, WITH DATA ANALYSIS BY AGNEL PHILIPOCTOBER 6, 2020PROPUBLICAIn other words, we should refrain from undermining others’ dignity.
IN THE TIME OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHAT SHOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEONE WHO REFUSES TO WEAR A MASK? A PHILOSOPHER WEIGHS INLGBTQ-EDITORAUGUST 30, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWSI’ve seen the refrain time and again in reviews of papers where my coauthors and I presented a method motivated by an application, and I’ve heard similar stories from countless others.
TOO MANY AI RESEARCHERS THINK REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS ARE NOT RELEVANTAMY NORDRUMAUGUST 18, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWThose apps were able to refrain from allowing Amazon and Roku to sell their ad inventory because Amazon and Roku needed Hulu and CBS All Access on their platforms in order to sell their CTV devices.
SHUT OUT OF FIRE TV AND ROKU, PEACOCK IS THE LATEST EXAMPLE OF THE ARRIVAL POWER MOVES TO STREAMINGTIM PETERSONJULY 15, 2020DIGIDAYOthers faultily refrain altogether from renewing them in their social capacities.
THE ORDINANCE OF COVENANTINGJOHN CUNNINGHAMAs the husband's rights to such an estate have been abolished in many states, we refrain from adding more principles.
PUTNAM'S HANDY LAW BOOK FOR THE LAYMANALBERT SIDNEY BOLLESIt is impossible to refrain from applauding the king for this manifestation of spirit and self-respect.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTTQueeker was gazing at one of the sketches with an aspect so haggard and savage that Mr Durant could not refrain from remarking it.
THE FLOATING LIGHT OF THE GOODWIN SANDSR.M. BALLANTYNELawrence and Dan could hardly refrain from shouting aloud; even Mr. Chittenden was surprised at the feeling Grace showed.
THE COURIER OF THE OZARKSBYRON A. DUNNSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 24, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO REFRAIN
- abstain
- bit
- bottle up
- box in
- bridle
- bring to screeching halt
- check
- clog
- constrain
- contain
- control
- cook
- cool down
- cool off
- deny
- entrammel
- fetter
- hamper
- hinder
- hobble
- hog-tie
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- ice
- impede
- inhibit
- keep lid on
- keep tight rein on
- leash
- manacle
- moderate
- muzzle
- refrain
- rein in
- restrain
- retard
- scrub
- send up
- shackle
- subdue
- suppress
- tame
- tie
- tie up
- withhold
- abstained
- bit
- bottled up
- box in
- bridled
- brought to screeching halt
- checked
- clogged
- constrained
- contained
- controlled
- cooked
- cooled down
- cooled off
- denied
- entrammeled
- fettered
- hampered
- held back
- held down
- held in
- hindered
- hobbled
- hog-tied
- iced
- impeded
- inhibited
- kept lid on
- kept tight rein on
- leashed
- manacled
- moderated
- muzzled
- refrained
- reined in
- restrained
- retarded
- scrubbed
- sent up
- shackled
- subdued
- suppressed
- tamed
- tied
- tied up
- withheld
- abstaining
- biting
- bottling up
- box in
- bridling
- bringing to screeching halt
- checking
- clogging
- constraining
- containing
- controlling
- cooking
- cooling down
- cooling off
- denying
- entrammeling
- fettering
- hampering
- hindering
- hobbling
- hog-tying
- holding back
- holding down
- holding in
- icing
- impeding
- inhibiting
- keeping lid on
- keeping tight rein on
- leashing
- manacling
- moderating
- muzzling
- refraining
- reining in
- restraining
- retarding
- scrubbing
- sending up
- shackling
- subduing
- suppressing
- taming
- tying
- tying up
- withholding
- abated
- backslid
- cheapened
- decayed
- decreased
- degenerated
- depreciated
- deteriorated
- diminished
- disimproved
- disintegrated
- drooped
- dropped
- dwindled
- ebbed
- faded
- failed
- fell
- fell off
- flagged
- hit the skids
- languished
- lapsed
- lost value
- lowered
- pined
- receded
- relapsed
- retrograded
- returned
- reverted
- rotted
- sagged
- sank
- settled
- shrank
- slid
- subsided
- waned
- weakened
- went downhill
- went to pot
- went to the dogs
- worsened
- abating
- backsliding
- cheapening
- decaying
- decreasing
- degenerating
- depreciating
- deteriorating
- diminishing
- disimproving
- disintegrating
- drooping
- dropping
- dwindling
- ebbing
- fading
- failing
- falling
- falling off
- flagging
- going downhill
- going to pot
- going to the dogs
- hitting the skids
- languishing
- lapsing
- losing value
- lowering
- pining
- receding
- relapsing
- retrograding
- returning
- reverting
- rotting
- sagging
- settling
- shrinking
- sinking
- sliding
- subsiding
- waning
- weakening
- worsening
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