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

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

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