📖 Definitions of "Restrained"
verb
- 1
To control or keep in check.
- 2
To deprive of liberty.
- 3
To restrict or limit.
"He was restrained by the straight jacket."
adjective
- 1
Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
"He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace."
🔄 Synonyms of "Restrained"
23 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| reticent | Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained. |
| subdued | Reduced in intensity or strength; toned down. |
| modest | Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble. |
| closenoun | (physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through. |
| reserved | (not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for. |
| unemotional | Showing little or no feeling. |
| moderatenoun | Not excessive; acting in moderation |
| confined | Not free to move. |
| unpretentious | Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain. |
| guarded | Cautious; restrained. |
| cautious | Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative |
| quietnoun | With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. |
| discreet | Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic. |
| temperateverb | Moderate; not excessive. |
| low-key | (by extension) Restrained, subtle, not trying to attract attention. |
| bated | Reduced; lowered; restrained |
| undemonstrative | Not given to showing emotion or feelings; reserved or distant. |
| contained | Restricted in space. |
| unostentatious | Not ostentatious; simple; unpresuming. |
| curbed | restrained |
| checked | Verified or validated in some way. |
| low-keyed | Relaxed, unstressful, not pressured. |
| unexpansive | Not expansive. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Restrained"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unrestrained | Not subject to physical restraint. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Restrained"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bated | Reduced; lowered; restrained |
| curbed | restrained |
| closeverb | (physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through. |
| subdued | Reduced in intensity or strength; toned down. |
| guardedverb | Cautious; restrained. |
| contained | Restricted in space. |
| temperateverb | (obsolete) To render temperate; to moderate |
| moderateverb | (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something). |
| discreet | Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic. |
| confined | Not free to move. |
| low-keyed | Relaxed, unstressful, not pressured. |
| reticent | Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained. |
| cautious | Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative |
| quietverb | (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet. |
| reservedverb | (not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for. |
| modest | Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble. |
| undemonstrative | Not given to showing emotion or feelings; reserved or distant. |
| unpretentious | Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain. |
| unemotional | Showing little or no feeling. |
| unostentatious | Not ostentatious; simple; unpresuming. |
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