Synonyms of bridled

bridled 1 of 2

adjective

as in controlled

Related Words

• controlled
• restrained
• checked
• hampered
• governed
• constrained
• hindered
• curbed
• tempered
• temperate
• moderate

Dissimilar Words

• unbridled
• uncontrolled
• unbounded
• unrestrained
• runaway
• rampant
• raw
• unchecked
• intemperate
• unhindered
• abandoned
• unhampered
• uncontrollable
• ungovernable
• wild
• uninhibited
• barbaric
• riotous
• hog wild

bridled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of bridle

as in curbed

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)

try to bridle your criticism next time so that it is helpful and not hurtful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• controlled
• curbed
• regulated
• contained
• kept
• restrained
• tamed
• measured
• stifled
• suppressed
• governed
• constrained
• ruled
• inhibited
• held
• checked
• stopped
• swallowed
• pulled in
• reined (in)
• interrupted
• repressed
• minced
• smothered
• strangled
• muffled
• choked (back)
• arrested
• hampered
• silenced
• hindered
• squelched
• impeded
• held back
• sank
• blocked
• obstructed
• pocketed
• muzzled
• bottled (up)
• handcuffed
• gagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• liberated
• loosened
• expressed
• unleashed
• loosed
• aired
• took out
• vented

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bridled

Verb

Though the leaders of frontier labs have bridled at the possibility of losing time in the intense global AI race, Commerce Department spokesman Benno Kass cited the speed with which the government acted to address its concerns about Anthropic. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 26 June 2026

For long stretches, she was denied access to books and bridled against the monotony and regulation of institutional life. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026