self-restraintnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌself.rɪˈstreɪnt/us/ˌself.rɪˈstreɪnt/control of your own actions:
He was angry but managed, with great self-restraint, to reply calmly.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Self-control and moderation
- be in command (of yourself) idiom
- collect
- command
- constraint
- continent
- cut your coat according to your cloth idiom
- decorous
- dignified
- grip
- impervious
- lightly
- mind over matter idiom
- moderation
- moderation in all things idiom
- monastic
- restrict
- restrict yourself to sth
- rise above sth
- self-controlled
- self-denial
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