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restrainer

[ri-strey-ner] / rɪˈstreɪ nər /
NOUN
check
Synonyms
STRONGEST
control
STRONG
blow constraint curb damper disappointment frustration grunt harness holdup impediment inhibition limitation obstruction rebuff rejection reversal reverse setback stoppage trouble
Antonyms
STRONG
advantage aid allowance approval assistance blessing boost encouragement facilitation freedom help success support
WEAK
indulgence liberation permission
NOUN
curb
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barrier ledge rein restraint restriction
STRONG
border brake bridle chain control deterrent edge harness hindrance limitation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freedom
STRONG
encouragement

Example Sentences

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Philosopher, lawyer, teacher, former tackle for the Williams College "Ephmen" and compulsive thrasher in smooth waters, Bennett has clapped a restrainer on his formidable tongue until the confirmation hearings.

From Time Magazine Archive

The decisive fifth came in 1962, when the ailing judicial restrainer, Felix Frankfurter, retired, to be succeeded by President Kennedy's gung-ho Labor Secretary, Arthur Goldberg.

From Time Magazine Archive

Indeed, the "guilt" that Freud never satisfactorily explained is one built-in restrainer.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was best known for his tannin process and alkaline developer, with a bromide solution as a restrainer.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by Werge, John

The pencil-thin fire-spouter and the sleazy-looking "restrainer" had a sufficiently unfamiliar air to go with Maulbow's story; but as far as Gefty knew, either of them could have been manufactured in the Hub.

From The Winds of Time by Brotman, Adolph E.