REINED Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word reined. (close relations)
Definition of REINED
Best Alternative Words for REINED
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controlled | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds | ||||||||
directed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (often used in combination) having a specified direction • manageable by a supervising agent | ||||||||
governed | verbv | |||||||
noun • the body of people who are citizens of a particular government | ||||||||
guided | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • subject to guidance or control especially after launching | ||||||||
handled | verbv | |||||||
adjective • having a usually specified type of handle | ||||||||
commanded | verbv | |||||||
noun • an authoritative direction or instruction to do something • a military unit or region under the control of a single officer • the power or authority to command • availability for use • a position of highest authority • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity • (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program verb • be in command of • make someone do something • demand as one's due • look down on • exercise authoritative control or power over | ||||||||
managed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • be successful; achieve a goal • be in charge of, act on, or dispose of • succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available • watch and direct • achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods • carry on or function • handle effectively | ||||||||
piloted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • To control (an aircraft or watercraft). • To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters. • To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.) | ||||||||
steered | verbv | |||||||
noun • an indication of potential opportunity • castrated bull verb • direct the course; determine the direction of travelling • direct (oneself) somewhere • be a guiding or motivating force or drive | ||||||||
rein in | verbv | |||||||
verb • stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins • control and direct with or as if by reins • stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins | ||||||||
harness | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute) • stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart verb • put a harness • exploit the power of • control and direct with or as if by reins • keep in check | ||||||||
rule | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior • something regarded as a normative example • prescribed guide for conduct or action • (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice • a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct • the duration of a monarch's or government's power • dominance or power through legal authority • directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted • any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order • a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system • (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths verb • exercise authority over; as of nations • decide with authority • be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance • decide on and make a declaration about • have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac • mark or draw with a ruler • keep in check | ||||||||
draw rein | ||||||||
verb • control and direct with or as if by reins |