restrained

Definition of restrained

Adjectives

cool and formal in manner
Synonyms:
reticent, unemotional
undemonstrative
not given to open expression of emotion
under restraint
Synonyms:
controlled
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
inhibited
held back or restrained or prevented
reserved
marked by self-restraint and reticence
close
strictly confined or guarded
low-key, low-keyed, subdued
restrained in style or quality
unexpansive
not given to high spirits or effusiveness
Antonyms:
unrestrained
not subject to restraint
uncontrolled
not being under control; out of control
free
able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
uninhibited
not inhibited or restrained
unreserved
not cautious or reticent
excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
freewheeling
free of restraints or rules
highflying
extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions
unbridled, unchecked, uncurbed, ungoverned
not restrained or controlled
unbuttoned, unlaced
not under constraint in action or expression
unhampered, unhindered
not slowed or blocked or interfered with
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marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
"restrained in his response"
Synonyms:
moderate
temperate
not extreme in behavior
not showy or obtrusive
Synonyms:
quiet
unostentatious, unpretending, unpretentious
not ostentatious
prudent
Synonyms:
guarded
cautious
showing careful forethought

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