restrained

Verb

• keep under control; keep in check
• place limits on (extent or access)
• to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
• hold back
• to compel or deter by or as if by threats
• simple past and past participle of restrain

Adjective Satellite

• cool and formal in manner
• marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
  • "restrained in his response"
• not showy or obtrusive
• prudent

Adjective

• under restraint

Adj

• Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
• Proscribed, restricted.

Examples

• He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.
• He was restrained by the straight jacket.

Synonyms

bound, confine, constrain, cumber, encumber, guarded, hold, hold back, intimidate, keep, keep back, limit, moderate, quiet, restrain, restrict, reticent, throttle, trammel, unemotional, low-key, understated

Antonyms

unrestrained

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