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- Dictionaryrestrained/rɪˈstreɪnd/
adjective
- 1. characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate: "his restrained, gentlemanly voice" Similar Opposite
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controlled: a more restrained policy on mortgage lending. The tone of his poetry is restrained and unemotional. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Self-control and moderation. anti-pleasure. ascetically. asceticism. be in command (of yourself) idiom.
to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something: When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him. She was so angry that she could hardly restrain her self.
The meaning of RESTRAINED is marked by restraint : not excessive or extravagant. How to use restrained in a sentence.
: to prevent from doing, exhibiting, or expressing something. restrained the child from jumping. b. : to limit, restrict, or keep under control. try to restrain your anger. 2. : to moderate or limit the force, effect, development, or full exercise of. restrain trade. 3. : to deprive of liberty. especially : to place under arrest or restraint.
1. Kept under control; subdued or moderate: restrained laughter; a restrained foreign policy. 2. Characterized by self-restraint; reserved: a restrained and self-effacing manner. 3. Prevented from moving; held down or secured: restrained passengers. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Restrained definition: characterized by restraint. See examples of RESTRAINED used in a sentence.
Use the adjective restrained to describe something that's kept under control, such as strong emotion or even physical movement. If you're angry but you don't want it to show, you might speak in a restrained manner.
Definition of restrained adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper. Synonyms: constrain, suppress, curb, control, bridle. Antonyms: unbridle. to deprive of liberty, as by arrest or the like. Synonyms: hamper, hinder, circumscribe, restrict, imprison, confine. Antonyms: release, liberate, free.
1. adjective. Someone who is restrained is very calm and unemotional. In the circumstances he felt he'd been very restrained. Livy thought Caroline's greeting seemed a little restrained. Synonyms: controlled, reasonable, moderate, self-controlled More Synonyms of restrained. 2. adjective.
