8 Letter Words for Restrain
restrain, retrains, strainer, terrains, trainers, transire
7 Letter Words for Restrain
anestri, antsier, arterin, artsier, asterin, astrier, eranist, errants, nastier, ranters, ratines, resiant, restain, retains, retinas, retrain, retsina, serrati, sierran, snarier, stainer, starnie, stearin, tarries, tarsier, terrain, tierras, trainer
6 Letter Words for Restrain
airers, airest, anteri, antres, arisen, ariser, ariste, arrent, arrest, arrets, arsine, artier, arties, astern, astrer, enstar, entria, errant, estrin, inerts, insert, instar, inters, irater, irrate, nerita, niters, rainer, raines, raiser, ranter, rarest, raster, raters, ratine, resina, restir, retain, retina, retira, rinser, ristra, sainte, sairer, santir, sarnie, satine, satire, seitan, serrai, serran, sierra, sinter, snarer, starer, stenar, stenia, sterin, stirra, stirre, strain, striae, strine, tanier, tarres, tarrie, tenias, terais, ternar, terran, terras, tineas, tisane, trains, transe, treasr, triens, triers, trines
5 Letter Words for Restrain
aesir, airer, airns, airts, anise, anser, antes, antis, antre, arent, arest, arets, aries, arise, arist, arite, arret, arrie, arris, arter, aster, astir, astre, atren, earns, earst, entia, entsi, etnas, inert, insea, inset, instr, inter, intra, irate, irena, iters, nares, naris, narre, nates, nears, neats, neist, nerts, niter, raine, rains, raise, raits, rants, rares, rasen, raser, rater, rates, reais, reans, rears, reast, reina, reins, reist, rents, reran, resat, resin, resit, restr, retan, retar, retia, retin, riant, rines, rinse, risen, riser, rites, saine, saint, saner, sanit, sarin, satin, senit, senti, serai, serin, serra, serta, siena, sient, siren, sirra, sitar, snare, snirt, snite, stain, stair, stane, stare, starn, starr, stean, stear, stein, steri, stern, stine, stire, strae, stria, tains, tairn, taise, tares, tarie, tarin, tarns, tarre, tarri, tarse, tarsi, taser, tears, tenai, tenia, terai, teras, terna, terns, terra, terrs, tiars, tiens, tiers, tinea, tines, tirer, tires, tirrs, tisar, train, trans, treas, trias, trier, tries, trina, trine, trins, tsine
4 Letter Words for Restrain
aine, ains, aint, aire, airn, airs, airt, aits, anes, anet, anis, anre, ansi, ante, anti, ants, aren, ares, aret, aris, arni, arri, arte, arts, asin, astr, ates, atis, eans, earn, ears, east, eats, eira, entr, eras, erat, eria, erin, eris, erns, errs, erst, etas, etna, iare, inst, inta, intr, iran, ires, isnt, itas, iter, nais, nare, narr, nasi, nast, natr, nats, near, neat, nest, neti, nets, nies, nist, nits, rain, rais, rait, rane, rant, rare, rast, rate, rats, rean, rear, rein, reit, rent, rest, rets, rias, rier, ries, rine, rins, rise, rist, rita, rite, rits, sain, sair, sane, sant, sare, sari, sart, sate, sati, sean, sear, seat, seir, seit, sena, sent, serr, sert, seta, sian, sien, sier, sina, sine, sire, sita, site, snar, snit, star, sten, ster, stie, stir, stra, stre, taen, tain, tais, tane, tans, tare, tari, tarn, tarr, tars, tean, tear, teas, tens, tera, tern, terr, tiar, tien, tier, ties, tine, tins, tire, tirr, tres, trie, trin, trna, tsia
3 Letter Words for Restrain
aer, aes, ain, air, ais, ait, ane, ans, ant, are, arn, arr, ars, art, ase, ast, ate, ean, ear, eas, eat, eir, ens, era, ern, err, ers, ert, esr, est, eta, ins, int, ira, ire, irs, ise, isn, ist, ita, its, nae, nar, nas, nat, nea, nei, net, nie, nis, nit, rai, ran, ras, rat, rea, rei, res, ria, rie, rin, rit, rna, rte, rti, sai, san, sar, sat, sea, sei, sen, ser, set, sie, sin, sir, sit, sri, sta, str, tai, tan, tar, tas, tea, ten, ter, tes, tie, tin, tis, tra, tri, trs, tsi
Definitions for Restrain
[1] to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
[2] to deprive of liberty, as by arrest or the like.
[3] to limit or hamper the activity, growth, or effect of: to restrain trade with Cuba.
[4] to strain again.
[5] to hold (someone) back from some action, esp by force
[6] to deprive (someone) of liberty, as by imprisonment
[7] to limit or restrict
Words related to Restrain
hinder, prevent, inhibit, confine, detain, subdue, suppress, kill, deter, restrict, curb, hamper, govern, limit, constrain, curtail, repress, control, fetter, chain
Words nearby Restrain
restorative dentistry, restorative justice, restore, restoring spring, restr., restrain, restrained, restrainer, restraining order, restraint, restraint of trade
Origin of Restrain
-strainFirst recorded in 1870–75; re- + strain1
Words that may be confused with Restrain
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, re-strainre-strain, restrain
Other words from Restrain
re·strain·a·ble , adjective
re·strain·a·bil·i·ty , noun
re·strain·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·re·strain , verb (used with object)
pre·re·strain , verb (used with object)
un·re·strain·a·ble , adjective
Word origin for Restrain
C14 restreyne , from Old French restreindre , from Latin rēstringere to draw back tightly, from re- + stringere to draw, bind; see strain 1
Synonyms for Restrain
confine, constrain, curb, curtail, detain, deter, govern, hamper, hinder, inhibit, keep down, kill, limit, prevent, repress, restrict, subdue, suppress, arrest, bind, bridle, chain, check, circumscribe, contain, control, cool, cork, debar, delimit, direct, fetter, gag, guide, handicap, harness, hold, impound, imprison, jail, keep, manacle, muzzle, pinion, proscribe, stay, bottle up, box up, choke back, crack down, hem in, hogtie, keep in line, lock up, pull back, sit on, tie down, tie up
