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

Its president, Michael Fields, ran the campaign against the measure, which would have curbed property tax increases and allowed the state to keep more of its revenue. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

The conflict has curbed oil supply flowing through the Middle East, thereby raising prices, and damaged refining infrastructure in the region that turns oil into products like diesel, gasoline and jet fuel. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected stricter neutrality rules that would have prevented the country from sanctioning Russia and curbed its cooperation with NATO, delivering a boost to the alliance’s efforts to counter Moscow. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Sep. 2026

The department argued that its loan limits from the Working Families Tax Cuts Act have curbed excessive borrowing, forcing institutions to evaluate their costs and lower them in some cases. — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

The administration has also curbed news outlets' access to the Pentagon. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

China’s years of stockpiling crude, cutting imports and shifting toward electric vehicles have curbed demand, shielding the world economy from sharper price shocks. — Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Jackson’s availability was curbed by red cards at Chelsea — in Bruges, a barge and shirt pull with defender Han-Beom Lee suggested those flickers of fury and confrontation still burn. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

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