Synonyms for Re strained:

• adj.

  •abstemious (adjective)
  • moderating,
  • abstinent,
  • Self-restrained,
  • sparing,
  • continent,
  • restrained,
  • sober,
  • ascetic,
  • frugal,
  • self-denying,
  • austere.
  •aseptic (adjective)
  • lifeless,
  • barren,
  • purifying.
  •bonded (adjective)
  • fettered,
  • chained,
  • Manacled.
  •bound (adjective)
  • impelled,
  • forced,
  • doomed,
  • constrained,
  • firm,
  • apprenticed,
  • bounden,
  • bent,
  • duty-bound,
  • obliged,
  • Necessitated,
  • under compulsion,
  • driven,
  • intent,
  • required,
  • enslaved,
  • under necessity,
  • contracted,
  • sure,
  • Urged,
  • indentured,
  • having no alternative,
  • obligated,
  • fated,
  • Coerced,
  • compelled,
  • pledged,
  • made,
  • articled,
  • pressed,
  • certain.
  •chary (adjective)
  • loath,
  • calculating,
  • suspicious,
  • economical,
  • thrifty,
  • uneasy,
  • inhibited,
  • guarded,
  • cagey,
  • prudent,
  • miserly,
  • scrupulous,
  • fastidious,
  • heedful,
  • canny,
  • wary,
  • considerate,
  • reluctant,
  • leery,
  • circumspect,
  • safe,
  • hesitant,
  • particular,
  • watchful,
  • gingerly,
  • stingy.
  •chaste (adjective)
  • decent,
  • innocent,
  • stainless,
  • elegant,
  • undefiled,
  • modest,
  • inexperienced,
  • proper,
  • simple,
  • Intemerate,
  • virginal,
  • unaffected,
  • neat,
  • prudish,
  • unstained,
  • unwed,
  • platonic,
  • refined,
  • quiet,
  • vestal,
  • clean,
  • unblemished,
  • uncontaminated,
  • celibate,
  • moral,
  • decorous,
  • spotless,
  • impotent,
  • virtuous,
  • unsullied,
  • immaculate,
  • wholesome,
  • monogamous.
  •classical (adjective)
  • symmetrical,
  • understated,
  • pure,
  • harmonious,
  • well-proportioned,
  • classic.
  •confined (adjective)
  • sick,
  • held,
  • incommodious,
  • Grounded,
  • flattened out,
  • indisposed,
  • bound,
  • imprisoned,
  • cramp,
  • circumscribed,
  • Immured,
  • in jail,
  • Hampered,
  • shut in,
  • Detained,
  • laid up,
  • locked up,
  • bedridden,
  • Compassed,
  • Incarcerated,
  • on ice,
  • invalided,
  • jailed,
  • restricted,
  • sealed up,
  • cooped up,
  • iced,
  • pent,
  • cramped,
  • bedfast,
  • hog-tied,
  • in chains.
  •continent (adjective)
  • Bridled,
  • curbed,
  • abstemious,
  • abstentious.
  •controlled (adjective)
  • unflappable.
  •discreet (adjective)
  • politic,
  • Precautious,
  • like a clam,
  • awake,
  • civil,
  • wise,
  • strategic,
  • attentive,
  • thoughtful,
  • alert,
  • vigilant,
  • intelligent,
  • sagacious,
  • discriminating,
  • worldly-wise,
  • reserved,
  • discerning,
  • observant,
  • tactful,
  • not rash,
  • noncommittal,
  • having foresight,
  • on lookout,
  • careful,
  • judicious,
  • chary,
  • diplomatic.
  •distant (adjective)
  • standoff,
  • uppity,
  • offish,
  • ceremonious,
  • shy,
  • arrogant,
  • haughty,
  • remote,
  • put on airs,
  • unsociable,
  • Insociable,
  • stiff,
  • stuck-up,
  • unapproachable,
  • laid back,
  • proud,
  • unfriendly,
  • cold,
  • formal,
  • solitary,
  • Uncompanionable,
  • standoffish,
  • unconcerned.
  •dry (adjective)
  • satirical,
  • cutting,
  • arcane,
  • harsh,
  • sharp,
  • acerbic,
  • biting,
  • caustic,
  • deadpan,
  • tart,
  • sour,
  • humorous,
  • sly,
  • low-key,
  • subtle,
  • droll,
  • sardonic,
  • cynical,
  • keen,
  • ironical,
  • salty.
  •guarded (adjective)
  • overcautious,
  • cautious,
  • overcareful,
  • on the lookout,
  • with eyes peeled.
  •handicapped (adjective)
  • obstructed,
  • disadvantaged,
  • impeded,
  • Physically Disabled,
  • Mentally Disabled,
  • crippled,
  • stymied,
  • balked,
  • wounded,
  • foiled,
  • Physically Challenged,
  • blocked,
  • disabled,
  • burdened,
  • encumbered,
  • Deterred.
  •inobtrusive (adjective)
  • unuttered,
  • inaudible,
  • not saying boo,
  • hushful,
  • speechless,
  • whist,
  • could hear a pin drop,
  • low,
  • unexpressed,
  • Quieted,
  • quiescent.
  •introverted (adjective)
  • reclusive,
  • soft-spoken,
  • introspective,
  • demure,
  • collected,
  • close-mouthed,
  • secretive,
  • bashful,
  • uncommunicative.
  •limited (adjective)
  • modified,
  • determinate,
  • local,
  • topical,
  • qualified,
  • defined,
  • hemmed in,
  • bounded,
  • narrow,
  • fixed,
  • sectional,
  • checked,
  • delimited,
  • confined,
  • finite,
  • precise.
  •low-key (adjective)
  • relaxed,
  • toned down,
  • muffled,
  • low-pitched,
  • loose,
  • soft-sell,
  • softened,
  • easygoing,
  • played down.
  •measured (adjective)
  • Gauged,
  • Weighed,
  • uniform,
  • timed,
  • Computed,
  • standardized.
  •moderate (adjective)
  • middle-of-the-road,
  • impartial,
  • peaceable,
  • tolerant,
  • inconsiderable,
  • inexpensive,
  • straight,
  • equable,
  • tranquil,
  • neutral,
  • deliberate,
  • disciplined,
  • untroubled,
  • tame,
  • considered,
  • compromising,
  • dispassionate,
  • tolerable,
  • limited,
  • balanced,
  • not excessive,
  • pacific,
  • pleasant,
  • bearable,
  • measured,
  • midway,
  • even,
  • nonpartisan,
  • gentle,
  • monotonous.
  •noncommittal (adjective)
  • Middle-ground,
  • tentative,
  • Incommunicable,
  • clammed up,
  • even-steven,
  • hush-hush,
  • on-the-fence,
  • ambiguous,
  • Temporizing,
  • vague,
  • buttoned up,
  • equivocal,
  • indefinite,
  • evasive,
  • unrevealing,
  • zipped.
  •on the wagon (adjective)
  • not partaking of alcohol,
  • nonindulgent,
  • dry,
  • took the pledge,
  • period of abstinence,
  • cold sober,
  • drying out,
  • free of alcohol,
  • not drinking,
  • not drunk,
  • sworn off,
  • unintoxicated,
  • stone cold sober,
  • Abstaining.
  •orderly (adjective)
  • manageable,
  • obedient,
  • law-abiding,
  • docile,
  • calm,
  • well-mannered,
  • nonviolent,
  • at peace,
  • submissive.
  •pent-up (adjective)
  • stifled,
  • bottled-up,
  • held in check,
  • smothered,
  • repressed,
  • held-back,
  • suppressed.
  •plain (adjective)
  • unvarnished,
  • vanilla,
  • bare,
  • stripped down,
  • severe,
  • stark,
  • bare bones,
  • spartan.
  •quarantined (adjective)
  • shut up,
  • cordoned off,
  • shut off,
  • secluded,
  • under quarantine,
  • sealed off.
  •quiet (adjective)
  • unassuming,
  • homely,
  • unpretentious.
  •reasonable (adjective)
  • objective,
  • feasible,
  • just,
  • plausible,
  • making sense,
  • justifiable,
  • average,
  • honest,
  • equitable,
  • cheap,
  • reflective,
  • within reason,
  • rational,
  • sane,
  • okay,
  • legitimate,
  • sensible,
  • analytical,
  • sapient,
  • right,
  • valid,
  • sound,
  • knowing,
  • low-priced,
  • standing to reason,
  • legit,
  • fit,
  • low-cost,
  • fair,
  • acceptable,
  • understandable,
  • humane.
  •refined (adjective)
  • polished,
  • genteel,
  • snazzy,
  • swanky,
  • gracious,
  • high-minded,
  • spiffy,
  • exact,
  • urbane,
  • punctilious,
  • cultivated,
  • delicate,
  • well-bred,
  • suave,
  • courtly,
  • courteous,
  • enlightened,
  • sublime,
  • nice,
  • aesthetic,
  • high-brow,
  • sensitive,
  • sophisticated,
  • classy,
  • plush,
  • polite,
  • fine,
  • ritzy,
  • finespun,
  • posh.
  •reserved (adjective)
  • icy,
  • aloof,
  • close,
  • distant,
  • sedate,
  • backward,
  • composed,
  • frigid,
  • diffident,
  • misanthropic,
  • taciturn,
  • serene,
  • unresponsive,
  • eremitic,
  • self-contained,
  • placid,
  • conventional,
  • peaceful,
  • prim.
  •restrained (adjective)
  • tasteful,
  • bottled up,
  • unobtrusive,
  • mild,
  • chilled,
  • under wraps,
  • uptight,
  • muted,
  • conservative,
  • reticent,
  • retiring,
  • soft,
  • unexpansive,
  • Unaffable,
  • under control,
  • moderate,
  • in check,
  • withdrawn,
  • self-controlled,
  • discreet,
  • controlled,
  • steady,
  • unexcessive,
  • reasonable,
  • corked up,
  • cool,
  • subdued,
  • in charge,
  • unextreme,
  • plain,
  • temperate,
  • laid-back,
  • Inobtrusive,
  • undemonstrative,
  • on a leash,
  • calm and collected,
  • shrinking.
  •restricted (adjective)
  • reduced,
  • governed,
  • encircled,
  • narrowed,
  • deprived,
  • decreased,
  • Stayed,
  • prescribed,
  • barred,
  • Prevented,
  • tethered,
  • held back,
  • diminished,
  • stopped,
  • closed,
  • frustrated,
  • surrounded,
  • clogged,
  • reined in,
  • shortened,
  • Hitched,
  • fastened,
  • small,
  • secured.
  •retained (adjective)
  • contained,
  • maintained,
  • possessed,
  • included,
  • withheld,
  • treasured,
  • saved,
  • owned,
  • received,
  • remembered,
  • sustained,
  • Had.
  •reticent (adjective)
  • tight-lipped,
  • dried up,
  • dummied up,
  • silent,
  • mum,
  • unspeaking,
  • unforthcoming.
  •retiring (adjective)
  • coy,
  • meek,
  • recessive,
  • humble,
  • rabbity,
  • withdrawing,
  • timorous,
  • nongregarious,
  • self-effacing,
  • timid,
  • unassertive,
  • not forward.
  •silenced (adjective)
  • Gagged,
  • censored,
  • Calmed,
  • Stilled,
  • held down.
  •silent (adjective)
  • soundless,
  • incoherent,
  • Inconversable,
  • inarticulate,
  • mute,
  • hush,
  • Silentious,
  • dumb,
  • Nonvocal,
  • tongue-tied,
  • not talkative,
  • still,
  • closemouthed,
  • laconic,
  • noiseless,
  • struck dumb,
  • mousy,
  • voiceless,
  • indistinct,
  • unclear,
  • closed up,
  • wordless,
  • hushed,
  • unheard,
  • faint.
  •sober (adjective)
  • realistic,
  • hard-boiled,
  • unimpassioned,
  • grave,
  • no-nonsense,
  • earnest,
  • Abnegating,
  • down-to-earth,
  • unruffled,
  • serious,
  • on the wagon,
  • self-possessed,
  • dark,
  • levelheaded,
  • practical,
  • Clear-headed,
  • lucid,
  • staid,
  • imperturbable,
  • solemn,
  • eschewing,
  • unexcited,
  • forgoing,
  • somber,
  • drab.
  •subdued (adjective)
  • downcast,
  • crestfallen,
  • tempered,
  • mellow,
  • domestic,
  • out of spirits,
  • repentant,
  • dim,
  • moderated,
  • shaded,
  • chastened,
  • dejected,
  • down in the mouth,
  • domesticated,
  • sad.
  •tasteful (adjective)
  • handsome,
  • swank,
  • cultured,
  • beautiful,
  • graceful,
  • artistic,
  • classical,
  • exquisite,
  • esthetic,
  • stylish,
  • tasty,
  • pleasing,
  • rich,
  • savory,
  • aesthetically pleasing,
  • delectable,
  • splendiferous,
  • charming,
  • chaste,
  • gratifying,
  • uptown,
  • in good taste,
  • smart.
  •temperate (adjective)
  • medium,
  • stable,
  • balmy,
  • warm,
  • regulated,
  • agreeable,
  • even-tempered,
  • self-restraining,
  • clement,
  • constant.
  •uncommitted (adjective)
  • unpledged,
  • nonaligned,
  • don't care,
  • free-spirited,
  • cut loose,
  • unaffiliated,
  • on the fence,
  • fence-sitting,
  • middle ground,
  • middle of the road,
  • uninvolved,
  • unattached,
  • floating.
  •unobtrusive (adjective)
  • unostentatious,
  • inconspicuous,
  • unnoticeable,
  • low-profile,
  • soft-pedaled.
  •virginal (adjective)
  • virgin.
  •withdrawn (adjective)
  • aseptic,
  • detached,
  • incurious,
  • casual,
  • uncurious,
  • retreated,
  • recluse,
  • disinterested,
  • indifferent,
  • introverted,
  • retired,
  • uninterested.
  •withheld (adjective)
  • hidden,
  • confidential,
  • secret.

• v.

  •adjourn (verb)
  • postpone,
  • delay,
  • restrain,
  • shelve,
  • recess,
  • hold off,
  • discontinue,
  • prorogue,
  • put off,
  • suspend,
  • hold up,
  • hold over,
  • defer.
  •arrest (verb)
  • interrupt,
  • can,
  • shut down,
  • stall,
  • scrub,
  • end,
  • drop,
  • obstruct,
  • retard,
  • knock off,
  • halt,
  • freeze,
  • block.
  •bar (verb)
  • frustrate,
  • ostracize,
  • reject,
  • enjoin,
  • exile,
  • circumvent,
  • eliminate,
  • exclude,
  • rule out,
  • preclude,
  • discountenance,
  • interdict,
  • disallow,
  • shut out,
  • boycott,
  • stop,
  • except,
  • condemn,
  • override,
  • deny,
  • segregate,
  • interfere,
  • freeze out,
  • refuse,
  • discourage,
  • keep out,
  • forbid,
  • ban,
  • outlaw.
  •bate (verb)
  • lapse.
  •bind (verb)
  • lap,
  • pin down,
  • trim,
  • wrap,
  • pin,
  • adhere,
  • peg down,
  • attach,
  • oblige,
  • furl,
  • rope,
  • engage,
  • tack on,
  • fix,
  • strap,
  • swathe,
  • force,
  • handcuff,
  • connect,
  • indenture,
  • moor,
  • truss,
  • hobble,
  • fold,
  • finish,
  • edge,
  • lash,
  • require,
  • glue,
  • clamp,
  • bandage,
  • paste,
  • border,
  • stick,
  • enslave,
  • hook on,
  • shackle,
  • cinch,
  • yoke,
  • hook up,
  • hem,
  • Enfetter,
  • prescribe,
  • encase,
  • tie,
  • trammel,
  • cover,
  • compel,
  • necessitate,
  • put lock on,
  • hitch on,
  • dress,
  • hitch,
  • constrict,
  • tether,
  • put together,
  • enchain,
  • lace,
  • unite,
  • leash,
  • put half nelson on.
  •bottle up (verb)
  • keep secret,
  • corner,
  • coop up,
  • keep back,
  • bring to naught,
  • collar,
  • hold back,
  • trap,
  • cover up,
  • hold in,
  • keep feeling inside oneself,
  • enclose,
  • hold down,
  • entrap.
  •bound (verb)
  • mark,
  • measure,
  • delimitate,
  • surround,
  • mark out,
  • define,
  • encircle,
  • terminate,
  • demarcate,
  • determine.
  •bridle (verb)
  • keep in check,
  • withhold,
  • master,
  • rule.
  •cage (verb)
  • fence in,
  • incarcerate,
  • mew,
  • envelop,
  • close in,
  • pen,
  • immure.
  •censor (verb)
  • delete,
  • supervise communications,
  • put the lid on,
  • scissor out,
  • blue-pencil,
  • abridge,
  • examine,
  • revile,
  • excise,
  • purge,
  • squelch,
  • Exscind,
  • inspect,
  • purify,
  • conceal,
  • cut,
  • drop the iron curtain,
  • strike out,
  • review,
  • decontaminate,
  • launder,
  • sterilize,
  • oversee,
  • edit,
  • blacklist,
  • bowdlerize,
  • bleach,
  • clean up,
  • sanitize,
  • refuse transmission,
  • expurgate,
  • criticize,
  • black out,
  • bleep,
  • prevent publication.
  •chasten (verb)
  • reprehend,
  • scold,
  • tongue-lash,
  • discipline,
  • punish,
  • afflict,
  • cow,
  • penalize,
  • take to task,
  • try,
  • chastise,
  • reprimand,
  • castigate,
  • rake over the coals,
  • admonish,
  • exprobate,
  • objurgate,
  • berate,
  • soften,
  • call down,
  • have on the carpet,
  • reproach,
  • fulminate against,
  • upbraid,
  • chide,
  • reprove,
  • rebuke,
  • abase,
  • scourge.
  •circumscribe (verb)
  • girdle,
  • nail down,
  • bar,
  • Prelimit,
  • delineate,
  • environ,
  • outline,
  • encompass.
  •command (verb)
  • prevail,
  • wield,
  • proclaim,
  • boss,
  • put foot down,
  • set,
  • overbear,
  • superintend,
  • conduct,
  • grant,
  • oppress,
  • call on,
  • reign over,
  • supervise,
  • cite,
  • subpoena,
  • influence,
  • tell,
  • impose,
  • take over,
  • run,
  • send for,
  • coerce,
  • ordinate,
  • exercise power,
  • have authority,
  • call,
  • order,
  • inflict,
  • authorize,
  • bid,
  • lead,
  • manage,
  • instruct,
  • officiate,
  • prohibit,
  • tyrannize,
  • reign,
  • adjure,
  • regulate,
  • administer,
  • enact,
  • lay down the law,
  • coach,
  • force upon,
  • give orders,
  • beckon,
  • requisition,
  • task,
  • domineer,
  • preside over,
  • warn,
  • summon,
  • call upon,
  • push,
  • appoint,
  • call the signals,
  • take charge,
  • give directions,
  • take lead,
  • call for,
  • hold office,
  • ordain,
  • charge,
  • predominate,
  • dominate,
  • head,
  • sway,
  • dictate,
  • conquer.
  •compel (verb)
  • squeeze,
  • hustle,
  • shotgun,
  • turn on the heat,
  • put the chill on,
  • drive,
  • put the arm on,
  • bulldoze,
  • urge,
  • make,
  • throw weight around,
  • concuss,
  • enforce,
  • dragoon,
  • impel,
  • make necessary.
  •compose (verb)
  • placate,
  • collect,
  • ease up,
  • resolve,
  • appease,
  • adjust,
  • lessen,
  • solace,
  • quell,
  • rein,
  • slacken,
  • ease,
  • settle,
  • reconcile,
  • let up,
  • soothe,
  • console,
  • tranquilize,
  • assuage,
  • modulate,
  • pacify,
  • tune down,
  • smother,
  • lull,
  • mitigate,
  • becalm,
  • simmer down,
  • balm,
  • arrange,
  • relax,
  • temper,
  • allay,
  • Re-collect,
  • comfort.
  •confine (verb)
  • put away,
  • send up,
  • cool down,
  • put on ice,
  • shorten,
  • cage,
  • intern,
  • put a lid on,
  • hog-tie,
  • ice.
  •constrict (verb)
  • draw together,
  • tuck,
  • condense,
  • tense,
  • clench,
  • shrink,
  • astringe,
  • strangle,
  • tauten,
  • choke,
  • compress,
  • contract,
  • constringe,
  • tighten,
  • pinch,
  • concentrate,
  • strangulate.
  •contain (verb)
  • stifle,
  • compose,
  • keep lid on.
  •control (verb)
  • monopolize,
  • awe,
  • rein in.
  •cool (verb)
  • reduce,
  • dampen,
  • calm down,
  • chill.
  •curb (verb)
  • cool off,
  • abstain,
  • keep tight rein on,
  • bring to screeching halt,
  • clog,
  • impede,
  • Entrammel,
  • bit,
  • cook,
  • refrain,
  • box in.
  •dam (verb)
  • stop up,
  • slow,
  • barricade,
  • brake.
  •dampen (verb)
  • diminish,
  • dispirit,
  • dash,
  • dull,
  • dismay,
  • cloud,
  • depress,
  • muffle,
  • deaden,
  • deject.
  •decrease (verb)
  • decline,
  • slow down,
  • fall off,
  • ebb,
  • abate,
  • wither,
  • shrivel,
  • dry up,
  • slump,
  • lighten,
  • slack off,
  • peter out,
  • cut down,
  • lose edge,
  • degenerate,
  • waste,
  • wear away,
  • deteriorate,
  • slash,
  • depreciate,
  • narrow down,
  • wear down,
  • crumble,
  • die down,
  • droop,
  • wane,
  • weaken,
  • lower,
  • devaluate,
  • evaporate,
  • modify,
  • dwindle,
  • drop off,
  • decay,
  • run low,
  • sink,
  • tail off,
  • fade,
  • subside.
  •defuse (verb)
  • deactivate,
  • disable,
  • mollify,
  • cripple,
  • alleviate,
  • pad,
  • demilitarize.
  •deny (verb)
  • contravene,
  • revoke,
  • forsake,
  • doubt,
  • abjure,
  • not buy,
  • rebut,
  • disown,
  • sacrifice,
  • gainsay,
  • refute,
  • oppose,
  • begrudge,
  • enjoin from,
  • controvert,
  • turn down,
  • veto,
  • disbelieve,
  • repudiate,
  • disavow,
  • nullify,
  • Disacknowledge,
  • abnegate,
  • disclaim,
  • discredit,
  • taboo,
  • turn thumbs down,
  • negate,
  • discard,
  • eschew,
  • negative,
  • disprove,
  • take exception to,
  • contradict,
  • rebuff,
  • recant,
  • say no to,
  • forgo,
  • spurn.
  •detain (verb)
  • hang up,
  • bust,
  • bog down,
  • reserve,
  • pull in,
  • apprehend,
  • mire,
  • slow up,
  • pick up,
  • nab,
  • run in,
  • buttonhole,
  • set back,
  • decelerate.
  •deter (verb)
  • obviate,
  • avert,
  • damp,
  • forestall,
  • Disadvise,
  • caution,
  • daunt,
  • intimidate,
  • divert,
  • scare,
  • act like a wet blanket,
  • throw cold water on,
  • put a damper on,
  • frighten,
  • Forfend,
  • talk out of,
  • dissuade,
  • stave off,
  • turn off.
  •enjoin (verb)
  • place injunction on.
  •enslave (verb)
  • secure,
  • capture,
  • keep under thumb,
  • get hooks into,
  • disfranchise,
  • subject,
  • put in irons,
  • deprive,
  • enthrall,
  • subjugate,
  • disenfranchise.
  •fetter (verb)
  • hamstring,
  • drag feet,
  • put straitjacket on,
  • encumber,
  • cuff,
  • throw monkey wrench in,
  • hold captive.
  •fight back (verb)
  • fight off.
  •fight back/fight off (verb)
  • retaliate,
  • fend off,
  • put up fight,
  • keep at bay,
  • repulse,
  • ward off,
  • hold at bay,
  • repel,
  • resist,
  • beat off,
  • reply.
  •foil (verb)
  • faze,
  • counter,
  • disappoint,
  • shake off,
  • beat,
  • baffle,
  • disconcert,
  • foul up,
  • get around,
  • rattle,
  • thwart,
  • defeat,
  • skip,
  • outwit,
  • run rings around,
  • shuffle off,
  • crimp,
  • give the run-around,
  • bollix,
  • duck,
  • elude,
  • upset the apple cart,
  • Juke,
  • ditch,
  • dodge,
  • checkmate,
  • stymie,
  • buffalo,
  • bilk,
  • shake,
  • run circles around,
  • balk,
  • give the slip,
  • crab.
  •forbear (verb)
  • omit,
  • shun,
  • cease,
  • go easy,
  • pause,
  • avoid,
  • evade,
  • keep from,
  • desist,
  • escape.
  •forbid (verb)
  • embargo,
  • spike,
  • declare illegal,
  • censor,
  • cancel,
  • say no,
  • nix.
  •gag (verb)
  • stumble,
  • tape up,
  • squash,
  • garrote,
  • demur,
  • keep the lid on,
  • throttle,
  • cork up,
  • tongue-tie.
  •govern (verb)
  • shepherd,
  • underlie,
  • dispose,
  • get the better of,
  • steer,
  • decide,
  • predispose,
  • directionalize,
  • handle,
  • incline.
  •hamper (verb)
  • inconvenience,
  • cramp one's style,
  • drag one's feet,
  • get in the way,
  • interfere with,
  • cumber,
  • foil,
  • tie one's hands,
  • embarrass,
  • entangle.
  •hold (verb)
  • cherish,
  • cradle,
  • possess,
  • cleave,
  • stay put,
  • embrace,
  • clutch,
  • hug,
  • own,
  • put a lock on,
  • freeze to,
  • press,
  • hang on,
  • maintain,
  • take,
  • wring,
  • have,
  • occupy,
  • nourish,
  • fondle,
  • catch,
  • retain,
  • seize,
  • carry,
  • grip,
  • clasp,
  • palm,
  • cling,
  • keep close,
  • vise,
  • clinch,
  • not let go,
  • enjoy.
  •hold back/hold off (verb)
  • forbear.
  •immobilize (verb)
  • idle,
  • bring to a screeching halt.
  •impede (verb)
  • stonewall,
  • saddle with,
  • disrupt,
  • discomfit,
  • dam,
  • flag one,
  • cut off,
  • close off,
  • blow whistle on.
  •imprison (verb)
  • remand,
  • closet,
  • hold in custody,
  • stockade,
  • occlude,
  • keep captive,
  • keep in custody,
  • lock in,
  • take prisoner,
  • hold hostage,
  • bastille,
  • commit,
  • rail in,
  • put behind bars,
  • send to prison.
  •incarcerate (verb)
  • slough,
  • send up the river,
  • put under lock and key,
  • railroad,
  • book,
  • throw book at,
  • take away.
  •inhibit (verb)
  • put on brakes,
  • ward,
  • keep in,
  • sandbag.
  •leash (verb)
  • fasten.
  •limit (verb)
  • draw the line,
  • assign,
  • cap,
  • ration,
  • specify.
  •localize (verb)
  • pinpoint,
  • center,
  • stop from spreading.
  •modify (verb)
  • tone down,
  • remit,
  • decrease,
  • qualify.
  •modulate (verb)
  • switch,
  • attune,
  • vary,
  • tweak,
  • inflect,
  • tone,
  • tune,
  • balance,
  • revamp,
  • transmogrify,
  • fine-tune.
  •monopolize (verb)
  • keep to oneself,
  • absorb,
  • bogart,
  • employ,
  • take up,
  • acquire,
  • consume,
  • hog,
  • devour,
  • patent,
  • own exclusively,
  • corner the market,
  • exercise control,
  • engross,
  • sew up,
  • use,
  • copyright,
  • syndicate,
  • utilize.
  •muzzle (verb)
  • silence,
  • crack down on,
  • shush,
  • quieten,
  • clamp down on,
  • dummy up.
  •obligate (verb)
  • Indebt,
  • Astrict,
  • make indebted.
  •obstruct (verb)
  • plug,
  • stopper,
  • fill,
  • weigh down,
  • shield,
  • congest,
  • obscure,
  • monkey with,
  • hide,
  • mask.
  •obviate (verb)
  • interpose,
  • intervene,
  • do away with,
  • counteract,
  • remove,
  • anticipate.
  •peter (verb)
  • tail away,
  • taper,
  • drain,
  • rebate.
  •pin (verb)
  • join,
  • immobilize,
  • affix,
  • hold fast.
  •play down (verb)
  • underrate,
  • deemphasize,
  • underplay,
  • minimize,
  • gloss over,
  • soft-pedal,
  • make light of,
  • belittle,
  • make little of.
  •preclude (verb)
  • put a stop to,
  • quit,
  • make impracticable.
  •prevent (verb)
  • put an end to,
  • nip in the bud,
  • turn aside,
  • intercept,
  • defend against,
  • head off.
  •prohibit (verb)
  • zing,
  • jam up,
  • put a stopper in,
  • pass on,
  • gridlock,
  • put chill on,
  • put down.
  •qualify (verb)
  • alter,
  • adapt,
  • change.
  •refrain (verb)
  • sit out,
  • give up,
  • take the cure,
  • go on the wagon,
  • pass up,
  • take the pledge,
  • be temperate,
  • leave off,
  • renounce,
  • not do,
  • pass.
  •repress (verb)
  • overpower,
  • swallow,
  • chasten,
  • keep under wraps,
  • quash,
  • bottle,
  • overcome,
  • quelch,
  • crush,
  • lock.
  •restrain (verb)
  • keep down,
  • contain,
  • crack down,
  • keep in line,
  • muzzle,
  • direct,
  • impound,
  • manacle,
  • imprison,
  • suppress,
  • handicap,
  • hold,
  • gag,
  • pull back,
  • confine,
  • arrest,
  • stay,
  • lock up,
  • bridle,
  • box up,
  • cork,
  • delimit,
  • bottle up,
  • hamper,
  • debar,
  • circumscribe,
  • deter,
  • hem in,
  • constrain,
  • limit,
  • govern,
  • proscribe,
  • subdue,
  • curtail,
  • jail,
  • pinion,
  • tie up,
  • harness,
  • prevent,
  • choke back,
  • keep,
  • restrict,
  • chain,
  • guide,
  • inhibit,
  • kill,
  • hogtie,
  • hinder,
  • repress,
  • check,
  • sit on,
  • curb,
  • control,
  • fetter,
  • detain,
  • tie down,
  • bind.
  •restrict (verb)
  • demark,
  • inclose,
  • come down on,
  • keep within bounds,
  • keep within limits.
  •retain (verb)
  • recognize,
  • keep possession,
  • mind,
  • hand onto,
  • grasp,
  • remember,
  • bear in mind,
  • reminisce,
  • save,
  • cling to,
  • husband,
  • recall,
  • preserve,
  • keep in mind,
  • recollect,
  • memorize,
  • retrospect.
  •ride (verb)
  • post,
  • cruise,
  • float,
  • journey,
  • tour,
  • drift,
  • go,
  • move,
  • hitchhike,
  • progress,
  • be supported,
  • thumb a ride,
  • hitch a ride,
  • motor,
  • travel,
  • sit,
  • go with,
  • roll,
  • tool around.
  •rule (verb)
  • be in power,
  • decree,
  • run the show,
  • crack the whip,
  • preponderate,
  • sit on top of,
  • be in driver's seat,
  • overrule,
  • be in authority,
  • keep under one's thumb,
  • command,
  • hold sway,
  • rule the roost,
  • preside,
  • hold the reins.
  •smother (verb)
  • asphyxiate,
  • heap,
  • inundate,
  • douse,
  • suffocate,
  • snuff,
  • shower,
  • hush up,
  • overwhelm,
  • quench,
  • shroud,
  • stamp out.
  •stem (verb)
  • withstand,
  • bring to a standstill.
  •stint (verb)
  • sock away,
  • cut corners,
  • penny-pinch,
  • squirrel,
  • be parsimonious,
  • grudge,
  • scrape,
  • make ends meet,
  • spare,
  • roll back,
  • skimp on,
  • save for rainy day,
  • tighten belt,
  • stash,
  • go easy on,
  • be frugal,
  • scrimp,
  • be stingy,
  • be sparing.
  •stop (verb)
  • staunch,
  • stem,
  • seal,
  • choke off,
  • throw over,
  • break.
  •subdue (verb)
  • vanquish,
  • triumph over,
  • beat down,
  • get the upper hand,
  • break in,
  • bear down,
  • trample,
  • get under control,
  • extinguish,
  • overrun.
  •tame (verb)
  • water down,
  • house-train,
  • domesticize,
  • bring to heel,
  • domiciliate,
  • train,
  • break the spirit,
  • housebreak.
  •temper (verb)
  • admix,
  • dilute,
  • relieve,
  • chill out,
  • fine tune,
  • take the bite out of,
  • make reasonable,
  • palliate,
  • take the edge off,
  • cool out,
  • monkey around with,
  • take the sting out of.
  •tether (verb)
  • batten,
  • picket.
  •thwart (verb)
  • snafu,
  • play off,
  • skin,
  • take wind out of,
  • queer,
  • match,
  • upset one's apple cart,
  • confuse,
  • take down,
  • scotch,
  • double-cross,
  • cross,
  • pit,
  • louse up,
  • ruin,
  • upset.
  •tone down (verb)
  • shade,
  • play down,
  • darken,
  • deepen.
  •withhold (verb)
  • hold out on,
  • keep under one's hat,
  • hold out,
  • deduct,
  • stop oneself,
  • clam up.

Antonyms for Re strained:

• adj.

  • abstemious
    greedy, gluttonous, hungry.
  • bonded
    uncertain.
  • bound
    unrestricted, Allowed, unbounded, permitted, unobliged, irresolute.
  • chary
    heedless, rash, willing, hasty, careless, uncareful, incautious.
  • chaste
    lewd, unchaste, dirty, defiled, wanton, corrupt.
  • classical
    modern, complicated, Unclassical.
  • confined
    well, unlimited, healthy, liberated.
  • continent
    impure, incontinent.
  • discreet
    foolish, inattentive, indiscreet, idiotic, stupid, unmindful, thoughtless, inconsiderate, negligent, reckless, undiscerning, unthoughtful.
  • distant
    nearby, neighboring, adjacent, warm, close, near, sympathetic, kind.
  • dry
    lively, bland, damp, humid, soggy, calm, dripping, juicy, exciting, mild, watery, untiring, wet, interesting, sweet, nice, dull, moist, soaked.
  • guarded
    unsuspicious, unguarded, unwatchful.
  • handicapped
    supported, aided, Helped.
  • introverted
    excited, agitated, upset.
  • limited
    indefinite, satisfactory, sufficient, general, adequate, ok, limitless.
  • low-key
    Energized, high-key, noisy, nervous, pumped up, high-strung.
  • moderate
    partial, unreasonable, imbalanced, violent, outrageous, harsh, loud, wild, uncontrolled, different, extreme, significant, excessive, unmanageable, unbearable, strong, prejudiced, bright, biased, unrestrained, considerable, unfair, unacceptable, extravagant, intolerable, rough, liberal, immoderate.
  • noncommittal
    committal, definite, sure, clear, certain, judgemental, decisive.
  • orderly
    unmethodical, unsystematic, turbulent, disorganized, disorderly, Misbehaving, unruly, bad, untidy.
  • pent-up
    public, released.
  • plain
    formal, unclear, complex, abstruse, embellished, abnormal, beautiful, dressed-up, difficult, pretty, uncommon, imperceptible, incomprehensible, intricate, Obscured, decorated, ornate, ambiguous, attractive, extraordinary, vague, hidden, obscure.
  • quiet
    obtrusive, presumptuous, clamorous, brave, troubled, boisterous.
  • reasonable
    senseless, implausible, unrealistic, unsound, unlikely, invalid, impractical, unjust, unwise, unwarranted, nonsensical, irrational, expensive.
  • refined
    imprecise, polluted, uncivilized, inelegant, Dirtied, unsophisticated, undiscriminating, poor, uncritical, uncultured, unrefined, unstylish.
  • reserved
    sociable, disturbed, given, unreserved, Offered.
  • restrained
    communicative, extroverted, friendly, bold, assured, outgoing, confident.
  • retained
    wasted, lost, unemployed, Disengaged, Refused.
  • reticent
    talkative, forward, unshy.
  • retiring
    demonstrative, self-confident.
  • silent
    explicit, tangible.
  • sober
    inebriated, cheerful, unserious, insincere, frivolous, drunk, trivial, flippant, light, worried, annoyed, excitable, happy, funny, unimportant.
  • subdued
    aroused, Roused.
  • tasteful
    repulsive, ugly, homely, unattractive, tasteless, crude, plain, unfashionable, inferior, offensive.
  • temperate
    nasty, disagreeable, hateful, stormy, unpleasant.
  • uncommitted
    committed, aligned, attached, involved, united.
  • unobtrusive
    noticeable, Flaunting.
  • virginal
    stained, sinful, cluttered, evil.
  • withdrawn
    seen, known, visible.

• v.

  • adjourn
    hurry, convoke, hasten, urge, rally, continue, DO, advance, keep on, further, stimulate, begin, convene, carry out, expedite, open.
  • arrest
    activate, push.
  • bar
    grant, add, unfasten, include, approve, welcome, ratify, advocate, keep, support, accept, admit, go, choose, sanction.
  • bind
    succeed, unbind, separate, center, unhitch, remove, lose, detach, disjoin, disconnect, let, unwrap, forget, unlace, lay bare, unlock, untie, uncover.
  • bottle up
    reveal, confide, tell.
  • bound
    unrestrict.
  • bridle
    incite.
  • cage
    let out.
  • censor
    ignore, praise, expand, enlarge, put in, endorse.
  • chasten
    forgive, embolden, flatter, reward, laud, comfort, uplift, animate, honor, extol, protect, boost, compliment, cheer, exonerate, inspirit.
  • circumscribe
    unloose.
  • command
    oppose, stop, veto, comply, contradict, revoke, refuse, cancel, retreat, ask, reverse, hinder, recall, follow, serve, prevent, disallow, obey, reject, submit, mismanage, surrender, yield, conceal, leave alone, consent, countermand.
  • compel
    discourage, halt, deter, delay, check, obstruct, dissuade, block, impede.
  • compose
    excite, destroy, ruin, confuse, distress, annoy, trouble, agitate, scatter, increase, worsen, hurt, aggravate, disorganize, disturb, vex, disperse, move, disarrange, intensify, worry, provoke, arouse, irritate, anger.
  • constrict
    lengthen, give, stretch.
  • contain
    exclude.
  • control
    resign, rush, renounce, relinquish, distribute, jump in, risk, chance, share.
  • cool
    hearten, raise, strengthen, go on, extend, step up, heat.
  • curb
    go ahead, indulge, facilitate, foster.
  • dam
    unblock, unclog.
  • dampen
    brighten, dry.
  • decrease
    grow, improve, ascend, rise, build, go up, prolong, develop.
  • defuse
    enable.
  • deny
    concur, acknowledge, trust, confess, believe, validate, credit, agree, corroborate, go along, accede, affirm, concede, claim, embrace.
  • detain
    offer.
  • deter
    persuade, instigate, put on to.
  • enslave
    emancipate.
  • fight back/fight off
    give in.
  • foil
    meet, abet, face, placate, soothe.
  • forbear
    use, restart, involve, partake.
  • forbid
    authorize.
  • govern
    give way, acquiesce, hesitate.
  • hamper
    benefit, explain.
  • hold
    lack, need, desert, quit, miss, cease, fail, want, disbelieve, drop.
  • keep
    let happen, hand over, consume, dishonor.
  • leash
    unchain.
  • limit
    unbound.
  • modify
    stagnate.
  • monopolize
    abstain.
  • obligate
    let off.
  • obstruct
    unplug, unmask, Unstop.
  • peter
    pour.
  • pin
    unpin, Unlatch.
  • play down
    play up, explode, blow up, build up.
  • prevent
    cause.
  • prohibit
    favor.
  • qualify
    stay, disqualify, remain, be lenient, be unprepared.
  • refrain
    carry on.
  • restrain
    liberate, release, forsake, aid, leave, abandon, encourage, help, give up, promote, set free, loosen, misguide, mislead, turn on, free, permit, allow, assist, let go, start, loose, neglect.
  • retain
    pass up, spend, dispossess, not have, disregard, misunderstand, waste, fire.
  • rule
    plead.
  • stint
    squander.
  • subdue
    rouse.
  • tame
    fix, mend.
  • temper
    flex, infuriate, accuse, soften, bend, condemn, magnify, blame.
  • tether
    Unshackle.
  • thwart
    enlighten, order, please, delight, clear up, straighten, make happy.
  • withhold
    show, expose, disclose, divulge.