a restraining action or influence

freedom from restraint.

Sometimes, restraints. a means of or device for restraining, as a harness for the body.

the act of restraining, holding back, controlling, or checking.

the state or fact of being restrained; deprivation of liberty; confinement.

constraint or reserve in feelings, behavior, etc.

noun

agitation , arousal , wildness , freedom , liberation

noun

abstemiousness , abstinence , caution , coercion , command , compulsion , confines , constraint , control , coolness , curtailment , economy , forbearance , grip , hindrance , hold , inhibition , limitation , moderation , prevention , repression , reserve , restriction , secretiveness , self-denial , self-discipline , self-government , self-possession , self-restraint , silence , suppression , unnaturalness , withholding , abridgment , arrest , ban , bar , barrier , bondage , bridle , captivity , chains , check , confinement , cramp , curb , decrease , deprivation , detention , determent , deterrence , embargo , fetters , impediment , imprisonment , instruction , interdict , limit , manacles , obstacle , obstruction , order , pinions , prohibition , reduction , rein , rope , stop , stoppage , straitjacket , string * , taboo , weight , circumscription , stricture , trammel , brake , leash , snaffle , chain , fetter , handcuff , hobble , iron , manacle , shackle , reticence , self-control , taciturnity , uncommunicativeness , circumspection , continence , discipline , durance , duress , interdiction , limbo , monopoly , prudence , retention , sanction , temperance