Thesaurus:curb

Thesaurus

curb

English

Verb

Sense: to keep under control

Synonyms

• behedge
• guard
• govern (formal)
• smother
• bind (figurative)
• chasten
• choke back
• check
• inhibit
• catch (reflexive)
• contain
• vanquish
• cork (figurative)
• curb
• quench
• quell
• bury
• curtail
• dampen
• hamshackle (figurative)
• hold back (idiomatic)
• hold down (idiomatic)
• limit
• repress
• restrain
• restrict
• shackle (figurative)
• stay
• stifle
• stop    [⇒ thesaurus]
• straiten    [⇒ thesaurus]
• subdue
• suppress
• throttle (figurative)
• underbring
• withhold
• withstrain (archaic)

Antonyms

• encourage
• incite    [⇒ thesaurus]
• promote
• provoke
• release
• thrill    [⇒ thesaurus]
• vent

Hyponyms

• bridle (figurative)
• gag (figurative)
• muzzle (figurative)
• swallow (figurative)
• silence    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• control
• hinder    [⇒ thesaurus]

Further reading

• “751. restraint” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “curb” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.