restrained

restrained
Synonyms and related words:
Attic, Ciceronian, Olympian, aesthetic, aloof, arrested, artistic, aseptic, backward, barred, bashful, beleaguered, beset, besieged, blank, blockaded, bound, bridled, cabined, caged, chaste, chastened, chilled, chilly, choice, classic, clear, cloistered, closed-in, cold, confined, constrained, controlled, cool, cooped, cordoned, cordoned off, corralled, cramped, cribbed, curbed, detached, direct, discreet, distant, easy, elegant, enclosed, excellent, expressionless, fenced, finished, forbidding, frigid, frosty, frugal, graceful, gracile, guarded, hedged, hemmed, hushed, icy, immured, impassive, impersonal, imprisoned, in check, in control, in good taste, in hand, in leading strings, in remission, inaccessible, incarcerated, incommunicable, inhibited, introverted, jailed, leaguered, limited, limpid, lucid, measured, mewed, moderate, modest, natural, neat, noncommittal, of choice, of quality, offish, on leash, paled, pellucid, penned, pent-up, perspicuous, plain, pleasing, polished, pure, quarantined, quelled, quiet, railed, reasonable, refined, remote, removed, repressed, reserved, retarded, reticent, retiring, round, shrinking, shut-in, simple, slowed down, sober, softened, sparing, stable, standoff, standoffish, stinting, straightforward, subdued, suppressed, tasteful, tasty, temperate, tempered, terse, trim, unaffable, unaffected, unapproachable, uncongenial, undemonstrative, under control, under discipline, under restraint, understated, unexcessive, unexpansive, unextreme, ungenial, unlabored, unobtrusive, walled, walled-in, well-chosen, withdrawn

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  • restrained — [adj] calm, quiet bottled up, calm and collected, chilled, conservative, controlled, cool, corked up, discreet, in charge, in check, inobtrusive, laid back*, mild, moderate, muted, on a leash*, plain, reasonable, reticent, retiring, self… …   New thesaurus

  • restrained — ► ADJECTIVE 1) reserved, unemotional, or dispassionate. 2) understated and subtle; not ornate or brightly coloured …   English terms dictionary

  • restrained — [ri strānd′] adj. characterized by restraint; exercising, or showing the results of, self discipline or rational control; controlled …   English World dictionary

  • restrained — [[t]rɪstre͟ɪnd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED 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. 2) ADJ GRADED (approval) If you… …   English dictionary

  • Restrained — Restrain Re*strain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Restrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Restraining}.] [OE. restreinen, F. restreindre, fr. L. restringere, restrictum; pref. re re + stringere to draw, bind, or press together. See {Strain}, v. t., and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • restrained — re|strained [rıˈstreınd] adj 1.) behaviour that is restrained is calm and controlled ▪ a restrained and cool headed response to their criticisms 2.) not too brightly coloured or decorated ▪ The interior decoration is quite restrained …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • restrained — adjective 1 behaviour that is restrained is calm and controlled and does not show your real feelings: a restrained and cool headed response to their unfair criticisms 2 not too brightly coloured or decorated: The decor was subtle and restrained …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • restrained — adjective 1) Julie was quite restrained Syn: self controlled, self restrained, not given to excesses, sober, steady, unemotional, undemonstrative 2) restrained elegance Syn: muted, soft, discreet, subtle …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • restrained — adjective 1) Julie was quite restrained Syn: self controlled, not given to excesses, sober, steady, unemotional, undemonstrative 2) restrained elegance Syn: muted, soft, discreet, subtle …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • restrained — restrainedly, adv. /ri straynd / adj. characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance. [1570 80; RESTRAIN + ED2] * * * …   Universalium

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