RESTRAINTS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

restraints

noun

plural of restraint

as in constraints

something that limits one's freedom of action or choice civil libertarians contend that the new laws place too many restraints on our constitutionally guaranteed rights

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Recent Examples of restraints Following the death in Georgia, non-Six Flags theme parks SeaWorld Orlando in Florida and La Ronde in Montreal, Canada, also temporarily closed one roller coaster apiece that use clamshell restraints. — Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 On Saturday, Six Flags said eight of those coasters remained closed and will have the seat belts or other restraints installed. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Six Flags will add seat belts to Goliath and other roller coasters with similar restraints following the death of a man who fell from the ride at Six Flags Over Georgia earlier this month. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 Ride operators check restraints to make sure they're locked before the ride begins. — Graham Kates, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Yes, indeed, although voluntary export restraints raise a series of technical issues. — semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026 The precise air quality impact is hard to gauge since regulators could decide to simply stretch out rules that limit some natural gas plants to 30 hours of operation per year, as opposed to canceling the restraints altogether. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 Pike also remained in restraints (handcuffed and shackled to her bed), which complicated her care. — M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026

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Worries have coalesced around whether public opposition or supply chain constraints will limit the buildout, and if revenues will keep up with Big Tech’s breakneck infrastructure spending.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Backers of electric WIGs view them as a more-practical alternative to eVTOLs, or electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, which face major adoption barriers due to operational constraints and regulatory challenges.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of constraints

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Foot-and-mouth disease spreads rapidly among livestock and can force mass culling, movement restrictions, and trade disruptions.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Nine senators from both parties have asked the Pentagon’s inspector general to investigate the Starlink episode, while lawmakers across the aisle have condemned the speed restrictions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of restrictions

Noun

However, limitations in communication geometry can leave gaps in how missiles receive information from battlefield sensors.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
For arrivals willing to submit to the experimental, ever-evolving social structure, and to the limitations that were placed on newcomers, the technologically superior Eiquans professed an indifference that amounted to a willing welcome.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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