restrained Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb keep under control; keep in check
   keep back; restrain; hold back; keep.
   
   • suppress a smile
   • Keep your temper
   • keep your cool
2. verb place limits on (extent or access)
   throttle; bound; restrict; trammel; restrain; limit; confine.
   
   • restrict the use of this parking lot
   • limit the time you can spend with your friends
3. verb to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
   hold; confine; restrain.
   
   • This holds the local until the express passengers change trains
   • About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade
   • The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center
   • The terrorists held the journalists for ransom
4. verb hold back
   encumber; constrain; restrain; cumber.
   
5. verb to compel or deter by or as if by threats
   intimidate; restrain.
   
6. adjective satellite cool and formal in manner
   reticent; unemotional.
   
7. adjective under restraint
   
8. adjective satellite marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
   moderate.
   
   • moderate in his demands
   • restrained in his response
9. adjective satellite not showy or obtrusive
   quiet.
   
   • clothes in quiet good taste
10. adjective satellite prudent
    guarded.
    
    • guarded optimism

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