Vocabulary
Restraint
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
deprivation or restriction of personal liberty or freedom of movement.
Urdu meaning
تحمل، ضبط شدہ،پابندی، روک
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The media must show restraint when covering crime and terrorism and avoid glorifying these.
Dawn Editorials —
Symbiotic linkage
— 2026-04-28
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Islamabad Police, however, took a rather dim view, nabbing him af ter a manhunt and charging the man with disobeying an official order, attempting `wrongful restraint` and `attempting a crime punishable with life imprisonment or less`.
Dawn Editorials —
Loose lips
— 2026-04-26
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The Iranians understand that the current blockage of Hormuz will have increasingly severe effects on the world economy and may intensify pressure on the Trump administration via the international community to exercise restraint.
Dawn Editorials —
The fog over peace talks
— 2026-04-22
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THE Punjab Assembly`s committee approval of the Child Marriage Restraint Bill, 2026, is a welcome and .m necessary step.
Dawn Editorials —
Ending child marriages
— 2026-04-15
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Peace, however fragile, remains possible when restraint outweighs resentment.
Dawn Editorials —
Holy sites
— 2026-04-11
Synonyms
constraint, check, control, restriction, limitation, curtailment; rein, bridle, brake
Curator example
“he remained aggressive and required physical restraint”
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