We are constrained to and restrained from an action.
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Restrained
//ɹɪˈstɹeɪnd//
Synonyms for "restrained" (182 found)
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Strong matches (54)
coldconfinedconservativeconstrainedcontinentcontrolledcoolcoopedcordonedcordoned offcorralledcrampedcribbedcurbeddetacheddirectdiscreetdistanteasyelegant
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Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (91)
jailedleagueredlimitedlimpidlow keyedlucidmeasuredmewedmoderatemodestnaturalneatnoncommittalof choiceof qualityoffisholympianon leashpaledpellucid
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pennedpent uppent-upperspicuousphlegmaticplainpleasingpolishedpurequarantinedquelledquietrailedreasonablerefinedremoteremovedrepressedreservedretardedretiringroundshrinkingshut inshut-insilentsimpleslowed downsobersoftenedsparingstablestaidstandoffstandoffishstintingstraightforwardsubduedsuppressedtastefultastytemperedtersetrimunaffableunaffectedunapproachableuncongenialundemonstrativeunder controlunder disciplineunder restraintunderstatedunexcessiveunextremeungenialunlaboredunnaturalunobtrusiveunostentatiouswalledwalled-inwell-chosenwithdrawn
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Adjective(4 words)
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2 entriesderived
4 entriesderived from
1 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
Translations
12 translations across 10 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- զուսպ adj (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
Bulgarian
2 entries- ограничен adj (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
- сдържан adj (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
Dutch
1 entries- beheerst adj (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
Finnish
1 entries- hillitty adj (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
German
2 entries- beherrscht adj (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
- maßvoll adj (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
Irish
1 entries- araíonach adj (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
Latin
1 entries- retentus adj (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
Lithuanian
1 entries- santūrus adj (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
Russian
1 entries- сде́ржанный adj (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
Spanish
1 entries- reprimido adj (held back, limited, kept in check or under control)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The speaker was restrained in his attitude.
Source: tatoeba (47946)
We restrained the boy from breaking the window.
Source: tatoeba (248123)
I wanted a hamburger, but I restrained myself.
Source: tatoeba (255443)
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