Synonyms of the word

restraint

• n. (countable) something that restrains, ties, fastens or secures.
• n. (uncountable) control or caution; reserve.

chasteness

• n. The state of being chaste; chastity.

confinement

• n. the act of confining or the state of being confined.
• n. lying-in, time of giving birth.

constraint

• n. Something that constrains; a restriction.
• n. (mathematics) A condition that a solution to an optimization problem must satisfy.
• n. (databases) A method that maintains database integrity.

control

• v. (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
• v. (transitive, statistics) (construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or…
• n. (countable, uncountable) Influence or authority over something.
• n. A separate group or subject in an experiment against which the results are compared where the primary…
• n. The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever,…
• n. Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
• n. A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities;…
• n. (project management) A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not…
• n. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
• n. (graphical user interface) An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window…
• n. (climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution…
• n. (linguistics) A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an…

device

• n. Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
• n. (computing) A peripheral device; an item of hardware.
• n. A project or scheme, often designed to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.
• n. (Ireland) An improvised explosive device, home-made bomb.
• n. (rhetoric) A technique that an author or speaker uses to evoke an emotional response in the audience;…
• n. (heraldry) A motto, emblem, or other mark used to distinguish the bearer from others. A device differs…
• n. (archaic) Power of devising; invention; contrivance.
• n. (law) An image used in whole or in part as a trademark or service mark.
• n. (printing) An image or logo denoting official or proprietary authority or provenience.
• n. (obsolete) A spectacle or show.
• n. (obsolete) Opinion; decision.

discipline

• n. A controlled behaviour; self-control.
• n. An enforced compliance or control.
• n. A systematic method of obtaining obedience.
• n. A state of order based on submission to authority.
• n. A punishment to train or maintain control.
• n. A whip used for self-flagellation.
• n. A set of rules regulating behaviour.
• n. A flagellation as a means of obtaining sexual gratification.
• n. A specific branch of knowledge or learning.
• n. A category in which a certain art, sport or other activity belongs.
• v. (transitive) To train someone by instruction and practice.
• v. (transitive) To teach someone to obey authority.
• v. (transitive) To punish someone in order to (re)gain control.
• v. (transitive) To impose order on someone.

limitation

• n. The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
• n. A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
• n. An imperfection or shortcoming which limits somethings use or value.
• n. (law) A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.

plainness

• n. (uncountable) The condition of being plain (in all senses).
• n. (countable) The product or result of being plain.

restriction

• n. The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
• n. A regulation or limitation that restricts.
• n. (biology) The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.

simpleness

• n. The property of being simple.

simplicity

• n. The state or quality of being simple.
• n. (archaic, rare) An act or instance of foolishness.