| ADJECTIVE | all | restrained, reticent, unemotional | cool and formal in manner |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | restrained | under restraint | |
| all | restrained, moderate | marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes / extremes | |
| all | restrained, quiet | not showy or obtrusive | |
| all | restrained, guarded | prudent |
| Sounds | riystrey'nd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ascertained ... untrained: 26 rhymes with eynd... | |
| Meaning | Cool and formal in manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | reticent, unemotional | |
| Broader | undemonstrative | not given to open expression of emotion |
| Spanish | reservado, reticente | |
| Catalan | reticent | |
| Meaning | Under restraint. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | close | strictly confined or guarded |
| low-key, low-keyed, subdued | Restrained in style or quality | |
| unexpansive | not given to high spirits or effusiveness | |
| See also | controlled | Restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds |
| inhibited | held back or restrained or prevented | |
| reserved | marked by self-restraint and reticence | |
| Opposite | unrestrained | not subject to restraint |
| Spanish | contenido, reprimido | |
| Meaning | marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes / extremes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "restrained in his response" | |
| Synonym | moderate | |
| Broader | temperate | not extreme / extreme in behavior |
| Spanish | comedido, moderado | |
| Meaning | not showy or obtrusive. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | quiet | |
| Broader | unostentatious, unpretentious, unpretending | not ostentatious |
| Spanish | sobrio | |
| Meaning | prudent. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | guarded | |
| Broader | cautious | showing careful forethought |
| Spanish | comedido | |
| Catalan | mesurat | |
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