- reserved, restrained, reticent, unemotional - cool and formal in manner
Antonym: demonstrative (indirect, via undemonstrative)
- restrained - under restraint
Antonyms: unrestrained, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening, freewheeling, highflying, unbridled, unchecked, uncurbed, ungoverned, unbuttoned, unlaced, unhampered, unhindered
- moderate, restrained - marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"
Antonym: intemperate (indirect, via temperate)
- quiet, restrained - not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"
Antonyms: ostentatious, pretentious (indirect, via unostentatious)
- modest, restrained, unostentatious - free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room"
Antonym: indiscreet (indirect, via discreet)
- guarded, restrained - prudent; "guarded optimism"
Antonym: incautious (indirect, via cautious)
- restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
--1 is one way to prevent, keep
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun restrainer2, noun restraint1
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
--2 is one way to control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun restrainer2
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- restrain, confine, hold - to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
--3 is one way to disable, disenable, incapacitate
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun restrainer2, noun restraint3
They want to restrain the prisoners
- restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain - hold back
--4 is one way to restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun restrainer2
Somebody ----s something
- intimidate, restrain - to compel or deter by or as if by threats
--5 is one way to discourage
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun restrainer2
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody