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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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acting in a calm and controlled way: I was expecting him to be furious but he was very restrained. 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.
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.
a. : 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.
Restrained can describe someone or something that is physically immobilized or held back. For example, an angry crowd might have to be restrained by riot police. Or it can mean a different kind of holding back and describe something that is understated and discreet.
Restrained definition: characterized by restraint. See examples of RESTRAINED used in a sentence.
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.
acting in a calm and controlled way: I was expecting him to be furious but he was very restrained. 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.
Definition of restrained adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to deprive of liberty, as by arrest or the like. Synonyms: hamper, hinder, circumscribe, restrict, imprison, confine. Antonyms: release, liberate, free. to limit or hamper the activity, growth, or effect of: to restrain trade with Cuba. restrain. / rɪˈstreɪn /.
