RESTRAINED Synonyms

• not invading healthy tissue

• not free to move about

• being in captivity

• restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds

• held back or restrained or prevented

• small in range or scope

• public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops

• subject to limits or subjected to limits

• including only a part

• mediocre

• not excessive

• having a specific function or scope

• not unlimited

• controlled or governed according to rule or principle or law

• subject to restriction or subjected to restriction

• restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man')

• the lowest level of official classification for documents

• kept from public knowledge by various means

• manifesting or subjected to suppression

• held in check with difficulty

• made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment

• adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element

• an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

• a stock exchange in New York, previously known as the New York Curb Exchange

• a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

• the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• keep to the curb

• place restrictions on

• being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme

• a person who takes a position in the political center

• not extreme

• marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes

• preside over

• make less fast or intense

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• make less severe or harsh

• make less strong or intense; soften

• make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else

• place limits on (extent or amount or access)

• prevent from leaving or from being removed

• close in

• deprive of freedom; take into confinement

• to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

• a written order directing a bank to pay money

• an appraisal of the state of affairs

• the bill in a restaurant

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• the act of inspecting or verifying

• a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

• a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)

• the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

• obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

• (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

• examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

• make an examination or investigation

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution

• put a check mark on or near or next to

• slow the growth or development of

• be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

• develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

• consign for shipment on a vehicle

• hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping

• abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey

• stop in a chase especially when scent is lost

• mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

• decline to initiate betting

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• place into check

• write out a check on a bank account

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

• verify by consulting a source or authority

• arrest the motion (of something) abruptly

• make cracks or chinks in

• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

• compel to behave in a certain way

• to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

• severely restrict in scope or extent

• restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult

• deprive of freedom; take into confinement

• stop or halt

• cause to be slowed down or delayed

• restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult

• the act of grasping

• understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

• power by which something or someone is affected or dominated

• time during which some action is awaited

• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

• a stronghold

• a cell in a jail or prison

• the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

• the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

• cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

• have or hold in one's hands or grip

• organize or be responsible for

• have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

• keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

• maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

• to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

• secure and keep for possible future use or application

• have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices

• be the physical support of; carry the weight of

• contain or hold; have within

• have room for; hold without crowding

• remain in a certain state, position, or condition

• support or hold in a certain manner

• be valid, applicable, or true

• assert or affirm

• have as a major characteristic

• be capable of holding or containing

• arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

• protect against a challenge or attack

• bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

• hold the attention of

• remain committed to

• resist or confront with resistance

• be pertinent or relevant or applicable

• stop dealing with

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• keep from departing

• take and maintain control over, often by violent means

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

• cover as for protection against noise or smell

• drink alcohol without showing ill effects

• aim, point, or direct

• declare to be

• be in accord; be in agreement

• keep from exhaling or expelling

• the financial means whereby one lives

• the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

• a cell in a jail or prison

• cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

• continue a certain state, condition, or activity

• retain possession of

• stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state

• conform one's action or practice to

• stick to correctly or closely

• look after; be the keeper of; have charge of

• maintain by writing regular records

• supply with room and board

• allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature

• supply with necessities and support

• fail to spoil or rot

• behave as expected during of holidays or rites

• maintain in safety from injury, harm, or danger

• to rear

• retain rights to

• store or keep customarily

• have as a supply

• maintain for use and service

• hold and prevent from leaving

• prevent the action or expression of

• prevent (food) from rotting

• the greatest possible degree of something

• final or latest limiting point

• as far as something can go

• the boundary of a specific area

• the mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinity

• the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed

• place limits on (extent or amount or access)

• restrict or confine within limits

• decide upon or fix definitely