restrained
1. cool and formal in manner (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
reticent, unemotional
• Similar to:
undemonstrative
2. under restraint (Freq. 1)
• Ant:
unrestrained
• Similar to:
close, low-key, low-keyed, subdued, unexpansive
• See Also:
controlled, inhibited, reserved
3. not showy or obtrusive
- clothes in quiet good taste
• Syn:
quiet
• Similar to:
unostentatious, unpretentious, unpretending
4. marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
- moderate in his demands
- restrained in his response
• Syn:
moderate
• Similar to:
temperate
• Derivationally related forms:
moderateness (for: moderate)
5. prudent
- guarded optimism
• Syn:
guarded
• Similar to:
cautious
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