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单词 restrained
释义

restrained

adjective

re·​strained ri-ˈstrānd How to pronounce restrained (audio)
: marked by restraint : not excessive or extravagant
restrainedly
ri-ˈstrā-nəd-lē How to pronounce restrained (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • conservative
  • low-key
  • low-keyed
  • muted
  • quiet
  • repressed
  • sober
  • subdued
  • toned-down
  • understated
  • unflashy
  • unpretentious
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Example Sentences

She was admired for her restrained behavior. a restrained style of architecture The room was decorated with restrained colors.
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

restrained 1 of 2

adjective

as in subdued
not excessively showy a restrained but elegant black purse

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • subdued
  • muted
  • quiet
  • repressed
  • understated
  • conservative
  • low-keyed
  • proper
  • sober
  • simple
  • appropriate
  • fitting
  • unflashy
  • low-key
  • unpretentious
  • toned-down
  • modest
  • suitable
  • handsome
  • graceful
  • unadorned
  • plain
  • fit
  • sensible
  • becoming
  • unobtrusive
  • tasteful
  • inconspicuous
  • undecorated
  • practical
  • refined
  • unnoticeable
  • drab
  • mousy
  • mousey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • loud
  • flamboyant
  • ostentatious
  • noisy
  • gaudy
  • flashy
  • garish
  • swanky
  • glitzy
  • swank
  • splashy
  • flaring
  • vulgar
  • meretricious
  • overwrought
  • gilded
  • tawdry
  • fancy
  • inelegant
  • tacky
  • ornate
  • baroque
  • tasteless
  • trashy
  • graceless
  • gilt
  • razzle-dazzle
  • rococo
  • frilly
  • overdone
  • overdecorated
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restrained

2 of 2

verb

past tense of restrain
1
as in controlled
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) the victim's family members were unable to restrain their emotions upon hearing the verdict

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • controlled
  • regulated
  • curbed
  • contained
  • kept
  • constrained
  • stifled
  • tamed
  • measured
  • suppressed
  • inhibited
  • bridled
  • governed
  • ruled
  • held
  • checked
  • stopped
  • pulled in
  • repressed
  • interrupted
  • muffled
  • smothered
  • reined (in)
  • strangled
  • swallowed
  • arrested
  • squelched
  • handcuffed
  • hindered
  • hampered
  • impeded
  • minced
  • muzzled
  • silenced
  • obstructed
  • pocketed
  • blocked
  • held back
  • sunk
  • gagged
  • sank
  • choked (back)
  • bottled (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • lost
  • liberated
  • loosened
  • expressed
  • unleashed
  • loosed
  • took out
  • aired
  • vented
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2
as in arrested
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law the suspect was restrained and taken to an undisclosed location

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • arrested
  • seized
  • apprehended
  • grabbed
  • detained
  • captured
  • pinched
  • committed
  • confined
  • nailed
  • collared
  • nabbed
  • jailed
  • nicked
  • snatched
  • imprisoned
  • caught
  • trapped
  • handcuffed
  • fettered
  • incarcerated
  • shackled
  • busted
  • bound
  • bust
  • manacled
  • grappled
  • trammelled
  • snapped (up)
  • snared
  • hooked
  • locked (up)
  • held
  • immured
  • ran in
  • pulled in
  • trammeled
  • landed
  • picked up
  • enchained
  • bagged
  • jugged
  • interned
  • got
  • rearrested
  • remanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • discharged
  • liberated
  • loosened
  • freed
  • released
  • emancipated
  • sprung
  • loosed
  • sprang
  • unbound
  • unchained
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