Synonyms of curbed

curbed 1 of 2

adjective

as in controlled

Related Words

• controlled
• inhibited
• restrained
• disciplined
• calculated
• deliberate
• moderate
• self-disciplined
• self-denying
• measured
• self-controlled
• temperate
• reasonable
• rational
• sensible
• average
• modest
• levelheaded
• normal
• typical
• mediocre
• run-of-the-mine
• usual
• ordinary
• medium
• so-so
• routine
• regular
• run-of-the-mill

Dissimilar Words

• excessive
• extreme
• radical
• inordinate
• unreasonable
• irrational
• immoderate
• intemperate
• uncontrolled
• unbridled
• unchecked
• extremist
• unrestrained
• rabid
• unreasoning
• fanatic

curbed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of curb

as in regulated

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

try to curb your curiosity when it comes to your neighbors' business

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of curbed

Adjective

And earlier this year, the nation’s second largest school district, Los Angeles Unified, banned in-school screen use for students in preschool through first grade and curbed screen time for older students. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

The lack of sufficient post-conflict planning—about what would happen after Gaddafi’s regime was toppled—curbed enthusiasm for future collective security efforts in Syria and elsewhere. — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025

Verb

Breakout potential may be curbed by its stolid, downbeat nature. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

Hobart, Indiana, officers curbed the car and turned it over to Evergreen Park officers, police said. — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

That’s particularly important this year as the wildfire has curbed tourism following a tough winter marred by drought, Ducharme said. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026

The expansion to California’s film and TV tax credit program hasn’t notably curbed lethargic production levels in Los Angeles, at least not yet. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Beavers used to populate the North American continent, but trapping in the 1800s drastically curbed their numbers. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2026

And, the parasitic wasp (Eumicrosoma benefica) is a natural enemy that has reportedly curbed chinch bug populations in Florida. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 July 2026

The two groups had claimed in their petition to the justices that the law was an unprecedented overreach that curbed First Amendment rights for both adults and minors. — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 6 July 2026

The Financial Times reported that Google has curbed Meta’s use of its AI models after the Facebook and Instagram parent company wanted to use more computing capacity than Google could provide. — John Kell, Fortune, 1 July 2026