Synonyms of the word

restrained

• adj. Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of restrain.

bated

• adj. Reduced; lowered; restrained.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of bate.

cautious

• adj. careful; using or exercising caution; tentative.

checked

• adj. (Canada, US) Having a pattern of checks; checkered.
• adj. (phonology) Of syllables, having a coda.
• adj. (phonology) Of consonants, glottalized.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of check.

close

• v. (physical) To remove a gap.
• v. (social) To finish, to terminate.
• v. To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.
• v. (surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.
• n. An end or conclusion.
• n. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
• n. A grapple in wrestling.
• n. (music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
• n. (music) A double bar marking the end.
• adj. (now rare) Closed, shut.
• adj. Narrow; confined.
• adj. At a little distance; near.
• adj. Intimate; well-loved.
• adj. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.
• adj. (Ireland, England, Scotland, weather) Hot, humid, with no wind.
• adj. (linguistics, phonetics, of a vowel) Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.
• adj. Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
• adj. (obsolete) Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
• adj. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
• adj. Short.
• adj. (archaic) Dense; solid; compact.
• adj. (archaic) Concise; to the point.
• adj. (dated) Difficult to obtain.
• adj. (dated) Parsimonious; stingy.
• adj. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
• adj. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
• adj. Marked, evident.
• n. (now rare) An enclosed field.
• n. (Britain) A street that ends in a dead end.
• n. (Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the…
• n. (Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.
• n. A cathedral close.
• n. (law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed.

confined

• v. simple past tense and past participle of confine.
• adj. Not free to move.

contained

• adj. Restricted in space.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of contain.

controlled

• adj. Inhibited or restrained in one's words and actions.
• adj. Resulting from a comparison with control samples.
• adj. (in combination) Under the control of the specified entity.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of control.

curbed

• adj. restrained.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of curb.

discreet

• adj. Respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic.
• adj. Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.

guarded

• v. simple past tense and past participle of guard.
• adj. Cautious; restrained.
• adj. Watched over; supervised.

inhibited

• v. simple past tense and past participle of inhibit.
• adj. (of a person) Reserved or repressed, prone to quiet, inexpressive behavior.

low-key

• adj. Restrained, subtle, not trying to attract attention.
• adj. (photography) Dark, with little or no fill light and high lighting ratio.

low-keyed

• adj. Relaxed, unstressful, not pressured.

moderate

• adj. Not excessive; acting in moderation.
• adj. Mediocre.
• adj. Average priced; standard-deal.
• adj. Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
• adj. (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
• n. One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
• v. (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
• v. (intransitive) To become less excessive.
• v. (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator.
• v. (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise.

modest

• adj. Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
• adj. Small, moderate in size.
• adj. (especially of behaviour or clothing) Avoiding being sexually suggestive.

quiet

• adj. With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
• adj. Having little motion or activity; calm.
• adj. Not busy, of low quantity.
• adj. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
• adj. Not showy; undemonstrative.
• adj. (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
• v. To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
• v. To cause someone to become quiet.
• n. The absence of sound; quietness.
• n. the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility.
• interj. Be quiet.

reserved

• v. simple past tense and past participle of reserve.
• adj. (comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.
• adj. (not comparable) Set aside for the use of a particular person or party.

reticent

• adj. Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
• adj. (proscribed) Hesitant or not wanting to take some action; reluctant (usually followed by to and a verb…

subdued

• adj. Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild.
• adj. Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of subdue.

temperate

• adj. Moderate; not excessive.
• adj. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions.
• adj. Proceeding from temperance.
• adj. Living in an environment that is temperate, not extreme.
• v. (obsolete) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.

undemonstrative

• adj. not given to showing emotion or feelings; reserved or distant.

unemotional

• adj. Showing little or no feeling.
• adj. Reasoned and objective, involving reason or intellect rather than feelings.

unexpansive

• adj. Not expansive.

unostentatious

• adj. Not ostentatious; simple; unpresuming.

unpretending

• adj. unpretentious, real, genuine.

unpretentious

• adj. Simple, humble, not pretentious, plain.