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curb
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of CURB
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) <try to curb your curiosity when it comes to your neighbors' business>
Synonyms bridle, check, constrain, contain, curb, govern, hold, inhibit, keep, measure, pull in, regulate, rein (in), restrain, rule, tame
Related Words bottle (up), choke (back), hold back, mince, muffle, pocket, repress, sink, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, swallow; arrest, interrupt, stop; block, hamper, handcuff, hinder, impede, obstruct; gag, muzzle, silence
Antonyms lose
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