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restrained

/ɹɪˈstɹeɪnd/adjective2 syllables

Restrained means: under restraint.

Synonyms for restrained20

adjective, as in under restraint

close, low-key, low-keyed, subdued, unexpansive, controlled, inhibited, reserved

adjective, as in not showy or obtrusive

quiet, unostentatious, unpretentious, unpretending

adjective, as in cool and formal in manner

reticent, unemotional, undemonstrative

adjective, as in marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes

moderate, temperate

adjective, as in prudent

guarded, cautious

also used for restrained

understated

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Opposites of restrained

unrestrained

What does restrained mean?5

adjective

1

under restraint

2

not showy or obtrusive“clothes in quiet good taste”

3

cool and formal in manner

4

marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes“moderate in his demands”

5

prudent“guarded optimism”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with restrained?27

three syllables

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Restrained in a sentence

  • A weapon is like fire: if not restrained, it burns its owner.AlanF_US
  • And now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.carlosalberto
  • We are constrained to and restrained from an action.al_ex_an_der
  • We restrained the boy from breaking the window.unknown
  • I barely restrained the impulse to strike him.Eldad
  • I restrained myself from commenting on my beloved friend this time.neron
  • Some of the zoo animals were very fierce and needed to be restrained.jvlopes91
  • I restrained myself from bursting into thunderous laughter.felidad

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