adj · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
/ɹɪˈstɹeɪnd/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
UK:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -eɪnd
CMU ARPABET:R IY0 S T R EY1 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Proscribed, restricted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of restrain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
He was restrained by the straight jacket.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
under restraint
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unrestrained
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
prudent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
guarded optimism
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: guarded
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
cool and formal in manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: reticent, unemotional
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
not showy or obtrusive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
clothes in quiet good taste
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: quiet
Antonyms: none provided
8
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
moderate in his demands
restrained in his response
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moderate
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
զուսպ
(zusp)
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
Bulgarian:
сдържан
(sdǎržan)
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
Bulgarian:
ограничен
(ograničen)
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
Dutch:
beheerst
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
Finnish:
hillitty
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
German:
beherrscht
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
German:
maßvoll
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
Irish:
araíonach
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
Latin:
retentus
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
Lithuanian:
santūrus
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
Polish:
powściągliwy
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
Polish:
umiarkowany
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
Polish:
wstrzemięźliwy
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
Russian:
сде́ржанный
(sdéržannyj)
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control
Spanish:
reprimido
— held back, limited, kept in check or under control