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Restrained   /ristrˈeɪnd/   Listen
Restrained

adjective
1.
Cool and formal in manner.  Synonyms: reticent, unemotional.
2.
Under restraint.
3.
Marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes.  Synonym: moderate.  "Restrained in his response"
4.
Not showy or obtrusive.  Synonym: quiet.
5.
Prudent.  Synonym: guarded.



Restrain

verb
(past & past part. restrained; pres. part. restraining)
1.
Keep under control; keep in check.  Synonyms: hold back, keep, keep back.  "Keep your temper" , "Keep your cool"
2.
Place limits on (extent or access).  Synonyms: bound, confine, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel.  "Limit the time you can spend with your friends"
3.
To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.  Synonyms: confine, hold.  "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.
Hold back.  Synonyms: constrain, cumber, encumber.
5.
To compel or deter by or as if by threats.  Synonym: intimidate.



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"Restrained" Quotes from Famous Books



... during the last twenty years in this country, where a man is free to start a critical review, and to write about anybody, or anything, and in any manner, provided he keeps within the law. He is only restrained by the competition of others, and by the public taste, which are both constantly increasing. No doubt an author will write with greater spirit, and with greater decorum, if he knows that his merits are sure to be fairly acknowledged, ...
— Interludes - being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses • Horace Smith

... of this population has been by long-continued application of an accepted discipline, economic and religious, restrained and schooled. More beautiful personalities than some of the Quaker and Irish women of the Hill, schooled in a discipline which produces the most charming manners, the gentlest kindness, one may never see. There is no cloud in the sky ...
— Quaker Hill - A Sociological Study • Warren H. Wilson

... judgment is here expressed that the unloving person is no better than Cain the fratricide. His heart is under the influence of deadly hate and murderous malice against the brother who refuses to be subservient to his desires. Kindling rage will prove its existence by appropriate works unless restrained by the fear of disgrace and punishment. He wishes his brother nothing good, but rejoices in ...
— Epistle Sermons, Vol. III - Trinity Sunday to Advent • Martin Luther

... Kennett never seemed so long; never was a corpse so impatiently followed. A sense of decency restrained those who were not relatives from pushing in advance of those who were; yet it was, very tantalizing to look upon the backs of Alfred Barton and Mary, Gilbert and Ann, when their faces must be such a sight ...
— The Story Of Kennett • Bayard Taylor

... and his action was almost a rebuff. That touch had stirred him. The gentle pressure of her hand sent the blood coursing through his veins, and he restrained the hot, passionate words that sprang to his lips only with a great effort. The girl accepted his movement as a rebuff and shrank ...
— The Watchers of the Plains - A Tale of the Western Prairies • Ridgewell Cullum


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