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

Example Sentences

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“We have to take the financial system out of this straitjacket,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who interviewed Bowman last fall as he sought candidates to succeed Powell, said on Fox Business in December.

From The Wall Street Journal

And she suggested replacing the contentious Let's Create strategy, which she said was widely seen as a straitjacket, "stifling artistic innovation and creativity".

From BBC

He was seen as a deft negotiator of the centre ground, triangulating his way out of the straitjacket of traditional left-right politics.

From BBC

It makes the whole project less overwhelming — more a compass than a straitjacket.

From Salon

Wilson said the album would be a “teenage symphony to God,” a piece of music so audacious it would unlock the straitjacket he felt was keeping pop music bland and predictable.

From Los Angeles Times

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