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re-strained
adjective as in introverted
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adjective as in limited
adjective as in low-key
adjective as in moderate
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adjective as in noncommittal
adjective as in abstemious
adjective as in on the wagon
adjective as in orderly
adjective as in pent-up
adjective as in plain
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adjective as in quiet
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adjective as in reasonable
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adjective as in refined
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adjective as in reserved
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adjective as in restrained
adjective as in reticent
adjective as in retiring
adjective as in silent
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- bashful
- buttoned-up
- checked
- clammed up
- close
- closed-up
- closemouthed
- curbed
- dumb
- dummied up
- faint
- hush
- iced
- inarticulate
- incoherent
- inconversable
- indistinct
- inhibited
- laconic
- mousy
- muted
- noiseless
- nonvocal
- not talkative
- reserved
- shy
- silentious
- soundless
- still
- struck dumb
- taciturn
- tongue-tied
- unclear
- uncommunicative
- unheard
- unsociable
- unspeaking
- voiceless
- wordless
- zipped
adjective as in sober
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adjective as in subdued
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adjective as in tasteful
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adjective as in temperate
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adjective as in temperate
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adjective as in tight-lipped
adjective as in uncommitted
adjective as in unobtrusive
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adjective as in withdrawn
adjective as in bound
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adjective as in measured
adjective as in quarantined
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adjective as in restricted
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adjective as in retained
adjective as in silenced
adjective as in withheld
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adjective as in measured
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adjective as in chary
adjective as in chaste
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adjective as in controlled
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adjective as in inobtrusive
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- buttoned-up
- clammed up
- close
- close-mouthed
- could hear a pin drop
- dumb
- hushed
- hushful
- inaudible
- low
- low-pitched
- muffled
- mute
- muted
- noiseless
- not saying boo
- peaceful
- quiescent
- quieted
- reserved
- restrained
- reticent
- secretive
- silent
- soft
- soundless
- speechless
- still
- stilled
- subdued
- taciturn
- tasteful
- tight-lipped
- uncommunicative
- unexpressed
- unobtrusive
- unspeaking
- unuttered
- whist
adjective as in classical
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adjective as in self-controlled
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- aloof
- backward
- bashful
- cautious
- ceremonious
- close
- close-mouthed
- cold
- collected
- composed
- controlled
- conventional
- cool
- demure
- diffident
- distant
- eremitic
- formal
- frigid
- gentle
- icy
- inhibited
- mild
- misanthropic
- modest
- noncommittal
- offish
- peaceful
- placid
- prim
- quiet
- reclusive
- restrained
- reticent
- retiring
- secretive
- sedate
- self-contained
- self-restrained
- serene
- shy
- soft-spoken
- solitary
- standoffish
- taciturn
- unapproachable
- uncommunicative
- uncompanionable
- undemonstrative
- unresponsive
- withdrawn
adjective as in self-restrained
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- aloof
- backward
- bashful
- cautious
- ceremonious
- close
- close-mouthed
- cold
- collected
- composed
- controlled
- conventional
- cool
- demure
- diffident
- distant
- eremitic
- formal
- frigid
- gentle
- icy
- inhibited
- mild
- misanthropic
- modest
- noncommittal
- offish
- peaceful
- placid
- prim
- quiet
- reclusive
- restrained
- reticent
- retiring
- secretive
- sedate
- self-contained
- self-controlled
- serene
- shy
- soft-spoken
- solitary
- standoffish
- taciturn
- unapproachable
- uncommunicative
- uncompanionable
- undemonstrative
- unresponsive
- withdrawn
adjective as in virginal
adjective as in confined
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adjective as in continent
adjective as in discreet
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adjective as in distant
adjective as in dry
adjective as in guarded
verb as in imprison
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verb as in incarcerate
verb as in inhibit
verb as in keep
verb as in leash
verb as in limit
verb as in localize
verb as in arrest
verb as in modify
verb as in modulate
verb as in monopolize
verb as in muzzle
verb as in obligate
verb as in obstruct
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verb as in obviate
verb as in pin
verb as in play down
verb as in preclude
verb as in prevent
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verb as in prohibit
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verb as in qualify
verb as in refrain
verb as in repress
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verb as in restrain
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verb as in restrict
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verb as in retain
verb as in ride
verb as in rule
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verb as in bar
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verb as in smother
verb as in stem
verb as in stint
verb as in stop
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verb as in strangle
verb as in subdue
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verb as in tame
verb as in temper
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verb as in tether
verb as in thwart
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verb as in tie/tie up
verb as in tone down
verb as in withhold
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verb as in bind
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verb as in bind
verb as in fight back
verb as in hold back
verb as in bottle up
verb as in bound
verb as in tie up
verb as in bridle
verb as in trammel
verb as in cage
verb as in censor
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verb as in chain
verb as in bate
verb as in chasten
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verb as in immobilize
verb as in circumscribe
verb as in peter out
verb as in stave
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verb as in command
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verb as in command
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verb as in adjourn
verb as in compel
verb as in compose
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verb as in confine
verb as in constrict
verb as in contain
verb as in control
verb as in curb
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verb as in dam
verb as in dampen
verb as in decrease
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verb as in defuse
verb as in deny
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verb as in detain
verb as in deter
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verb as in enjoin
verb as in enslave
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verb as in fetter
verb as in fight back/fight off
verb as in foil
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verb as in forbear
verb as in forbid
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verb as in gag
verb as in govern
verb as in hamper
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verb as in hold
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verb as in hold back/hold off
verb as in impede
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On this page you'll find 5618 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to re-strained, such as: introspective, reclusive, soft-spoken, collected, cool, and quiet.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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