restrained

re·strained

adjective \ri-ˈstrānd\

Definition of RESTRAINED

: marked by restraint : not excessive or extravagant

— re·strain·ed·ly \-ˈstrā-nəd-lē\ adverb

Examples of RESTRAINED

1. She was admired for her restrained behavior.
2. a restrained style of architecture
3. The room was decorated with restrained colors.

First Known Use of RESTRAINED

14th century

Related to RESTRAINED

Synonyms

conservative, low-key (also low-keyed), muted, repressed, quiet, sober, subdued, toned-down, understated, unflashy, unpretentious

Antonyms

flamboyant, flaring, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious, razzle-dazzle, splashy, swank (or swanky)

Related Words

appropriate, becoming, fit, fitting, proper, suitable; modest, plain, simple, unadorned, undecorated; inconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive; graceful, handsome, refined, tasteful; drab, mousy (or mousey); practical, sensible

Near Antonyms

meretricious; graceless, inelegant, tacky, tasteless, tawdry, trashy, vulgar; baroque, fancy, frilly, gilded (or gilt), ornate, rococo; overdecorated, overdone, overwrought

Rhymes with RESTRAINED

birdbrained, bloodstained, close-grained, coarse-grained, contained, crackbrained, cross-grained, harebrained, ingrained, left-brained, mad-brained, membraned, right-brained, tearstained, unfeigned