most restrained

ADJECTIVE

calm, quiet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discreet laid-back mild muted reasonable reticent subdued tasteful unobtrusive

STRONG

chilled controlled cool moderate plain retiring shrinking steady withdrawn

WEAK

bottled up calm and collected conservative corked up in charge in check inobtrusive on a leash self-controlled soft temperate unaffable undemonstrative under control under wraps unexcessive unexpansive unextreme uptight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

communicative

STRONG

extroverted friendly outgoing

WEAK

assured bold confident

Example Sentences

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Promotional material calls it “The Killers’ most restrained and resonant album yet.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2021

As the first cut fades into “The Flow,” a regal bass line and cymbals give way to gentle, chord-based piano, followed by the most restrained electric guitar.

From Washington Times • Apr. 19, 2019

With a voice that recalls Neko Case at her most restrained, St. Louis sings of solitude and contemplation while accompanied by a band that features devastating fiddle runs, AND the occasional organ.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2018

For all the “hysterical melodrama”, as Stevens himself called it, of The Age of Adz, Futile Devices is by far its most restrained track.

From The Guardian • May 11, 2017

Hence, your doctrine must needs be absurd; because the word is understood, yea, and will be understood, in its most restrained and narrow sense.

From An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will by Bledsoe, Albert Taylor