Thesaurus:curb
THESAURUS | curb |
English
Synonyms
- behedge
- bind (figurative)
- chasten
- check
- contain
- cork (figurative)
- curb
- curtail
- dampen
- hamshackle (figurative)
- limit
- repress
- restrain
- restrict
- shackle (figurative)
- stay
- stifle
- stop [WS]
- straiten [WS]
- suppress
- throttle (figurative)
- withhold
- withstrain (archaic)
Antonyms
- encourage
- promote
- provoke
- release
- vent
Hyponyms
- bridle (figurative)
- gag (figurative)
- muzzle (figurative)
- silence [WS]
Hypernyms
- control
- hinder [WS]
Further reading
- “751. restraint” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “curb” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.