self-restraint[noun]Synonyms: self-control, self-command, self-discipline, willpower
Antonyms: abandon
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ˌself-reˈstraint noun [uncountable] the ability to stop yourself doing or saying something, even though you want to, because it is more sensible not to do or say it
exercise/practise self-restraint
The UN appealed for both sides to exercise self-restraint. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲