Synonyms for withstrain
- verb
Definitions
- v. 1
To restrain.
Even when this is known, [only] with difficulty is the multitude withstrained from doing sacrifice to a Paul and a Barnabas.
Forms
- Past participle
- withstrained
e.g. withstrained → restricted, suppressed, restrained, curtailed…
Example sentences
- restrict He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.
- suppress It was very hard for her to suppress her emotions.
- restrain We tried to restrain him from his reckless action.
- curtail Their efforts to curtail spending didn't quite succeed.
By length
- 7 letters
- curtail2
- 8 letters
- restrict2, suppress2, restrain2
- 11 letters
- foresnaffle
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (curtail2 = 2 syllables).