Thesaurus:curb

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.