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restrained
Overview of verb restrain
The verb restrain has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (11) restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back -- (keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool")
2. (3) 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")
3. (1) 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")
4. (1) restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain -- (hold back)
5. intimidate, restrain -- (to compel or deter by or as if by threats)
Overview of adj restrained
The adj restrained has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (2) reserved, restrained, reticent, unemotional -- (cool and formal in manner)
2. (1) restrained -- (under restraint)
3. moderate, restrained -- (marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response")
4. quiet, restrained -- (not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste")
5. modest, restrained, unostentatious -- (free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room")
6. guarded, restrained -- (prudent; "guarded optimism")
Antonyms of verb restrain
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb restrain
5 senses of restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
=> disable, disenable, incapacitate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
=> discourage
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb restrain
5 senses of restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> hold
=> confine
=> quench
=> bottle up, suppress
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> reduce, tighten
=> tie
=> gate
=> draw the line, draw a line
=> mark off, mark out
=> rule, harness, rein
=> baffle, regulate
=> hamper, halter, cramp, strangle
=> stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain
=> clamp down, crack down
=> inhibit
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
=> tie down, tie up, bind, truss
=> fetter, shackle
=> enchain
=> pinion, shackle
=> impound, pound
=> pound, pound up
=> pen up, fold
=> ground
Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> bridle
=> curb
=> clog
Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
=> daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb restrain
5 senses of restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
=> disable, disenable, incapacitate
Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
=> discourage
'Cause To' of verb restrain
Derived Forms of verb restrain
5 senses of restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
RELATED TO>(noun) restrainer#2
=> restrainer, controller
RELATED TO>(noun) restraint#1
=> restraint
Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
RELATED TO>(noun) restrainer#2
=> restrainer, controller
Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
RELATED TO>(noun) restrainer#2
=> restrainer, controller
RELATED TO>(noun) restraint#3
=> constraint, restraint
Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
RELATED TO>(noun) restrainer#2
=> restrainer, controller
Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
RELATED TO>(noun) restrainer#2
=> restrainer, controller
Domain of verb restrain
Domain Terms of verb restrain
Familiarity of verb restrain
restrain used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb restrain
5 senses of restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
EX: They want to restrain the prisoners
Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb restrain
5 senses of restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
> prevent, keep
=> defend
=> restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> exclude, keep out, shut out, shut
=> hold
=> keep away
=> blank
=> impede, hinder
=> rain out, wash out
Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> suppress, stamp down, inhibit, subdue, conquer, curb
=> damp
=> mortify, subdue, cricify
=> deny, abnegate
=> restrict
=> train
=> catch
=> bate
=> thermostat
=> countercheck, counteract
Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
> disable, disenable, incapacitate
=> lay up
=> nobble
=> pinion
=> restrain, confine, hold
Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> reduce, tighten
=> tie
=> gate
=> draw the line, draw a line
=> mark off, mark out
=> rule, harness, rein
=> baffle, regulate
=> hamper, halter, cramp, strangle
=> stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain
=> clamp down, crack down
=> inhibit
=> restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
> discourage
=> depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
=> dishearten, put off
=> intimidate, restrain
=> throw cold water on, pour cold water on
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb restrain
Sense 1
restrain, suppress, keep, keep back, hold back
=> prevent, keep
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Sense 2
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
=> control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
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Sense 3
restrain, confine, hold
=> disable, disenable, incapacitate
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Sense 4
restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
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Sense 5
intimidate, restrain
=> discourage
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Grep of verb restrain
restrain
Antonyms of adj restrained
6 senses of restrained
Sense 1
reserved, restrained, reticent, unemotional
INDIRECT (VIA undemonstrative) -> demonstrative
Sense 2
restrained (vs. unrestrained)
unrestrained (vs. restrained)
=> excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening
=> freewheeling
=> highflying(prenominal)
=> unbridled, unchecked, uncurbed, ungoverned
=> unbuttoned, unlaced
=> unhampered, unhindered
Sense 3
moderate, restrained
INDIRECT (VIA temperate) -> intemperate
Sense 4
quiet, restrained
INDIRECT (VIA unostentatious) -> ostentatious, pretentious
Sense 5
modest, restrained, unostentatious
INDIRECT (VIA discreet) -> indiscreet
Sense 6
guarded, restrained
INDIRECT (VIA cautious) -> incautious
Similarity of adj restrained
6 senses of restrained
Sense 1
reserved, restrained, reticent, unemotional
=> undemonstrative (vs. demonstrative)
Sense 2
restrained (vs. unrestrained)
=> bated
=> checked, curbed
=> close
=> confined
=> contained
=> low-key, low-keyed, subdued
=> unexpansive
Also See> controlled#1; inhibited#1; reserved#2
Sense 3
moderate, restrained
=> temperate (vs. intemperate)
Sense 4
quiet, restrained
=> unostentatious (vs. ostentatious), unpretentious, unpretending
Sense 5
modest, restrained, unostentatious
=> discreet (vs. indiscreet)
Sense 6
guarded, restrained
=> cautious (vs. incautious)
Pertainyms of adj restrained
Attributes of adj restrained
Domain of adj restrained
Domain Terms of adj restrained
Familiarity of adj restrained
restrained used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =6)
Grep of adj restrained
restrained
unrestrained
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