Qualities

Synonyms for restraint

Two senses of restraint live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineQualities

discipline in personal and social activities

He was a model of polite restraint.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

control

Same sentence, swapped: He was a model of polite control.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for restraint as it is used in the sentence above.

simplicity
closure
leash

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineQualities

lack of ornamentation

The room was simply decorated with great restraint.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

simplicity

Same sentence, swapped: The room was simply decorated with great simplicity.

Close but different

constraint
control
closure

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