Synonyms of self-command

self-command

noun

ˌself-kə-ˈmand 

1

as in restraint

the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others

a witness practicing remarkable self-command under intense questioning by several members of Congress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restraint
• discipline
• composure
• repression
• inhibition
• suppression
• self-control
• discretion
• constraint
• self-restraint
• reserve
• continence
• possession
• refrainment
• willpower
• mastery
• control
• self-discipline
• self-mastery
• self-possession
• bashfulness
• will
• self-government
• taciturnity
• aloofness
• silence
• distance
• self-denial
• modesty
• command
• self-containment
• shyness
• reticence
• self-censorship
• detachedness
• self-poise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incontinence
• disinhibition
• gratification
• indulgence
• unconstraint
• frankness
• candor
• intemperance
• overindulgence
• bluntness
• self-abandonment
• uninhibitedness
• unrestrainedness
• self-indulgence
• immoderacy

2

as in temperance

the power to control one's actions, impulses, or emotions

an aloof man of great self-command but little charm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restraint
• temperance
• composure
• self-control
• willpower
• nerve
• determination
• self-possession
• self-discipline
• self-mastery
• will
• self-restraint
• self-government
• confidence
• continence
• discipline
• temperateness
• self-containment
• assurance
• moderation
• abnegation
• self-abnegation
• equanimity
• mastery
• forbearance
• self-denial
• soberness
• moderateness
• poise
• self-confidence
• abstention
• avoidance
• control
• sobriety
• abstinence
• coolness
• command
• aplomb
• discretion
• eschewal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gratification
• indulgence
• intemperance
• feebleness
• excessiveness
• vice
• overindulgence
• weakness
• failing
• self-indulgence
• frailty
• shortcoming
• fault
• foible
• demerit
• intemperateness
• unrestraint
• indiscipline
• immoderacy
• unreserve
• unconstraint
• unreservedness