REINED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

reined

verb

past tense of rein

as in restrained

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Cunningham got up and charged toward Carrington but was restrained.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Cunningham, who rushed at her in response and wound up to strike Carrington before being restrained by her teammates, was not penalized.

— Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026

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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

Definition of curbed

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Democratic activists balked, Hilton stepped down and investments dried up.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
And, while other states had balked at the fifty-million-dollar price tag that Hubbard deemed necessary for the clinical trials, Texas had ended the year with a twenty-four-billion-dollar budget surplus from oil and gas revenues.

— Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

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Traditional computers use bits represented as either 0 or 1, and are physically constrained by how tiny transistors can be miniaturized.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
For decades, Washington’s use of economic and military coercion was constrained, at least in part, by the damage that such actions could inflict on the United States, including through oil shocks.

— Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of constrained

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Authorities immediately launched a rescue operation involving firefighters, police, the National Disaster Response Force and civic officials but efforts were hampered by narrow access lanes that prevented the use of heavy machinery, officials said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Recovery efforts for the spacecraft, known as Ship 40, have been hampered by challenging conditions and rough seas.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of hampered

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Regulations still fail to properly safeguard community health, Alfaro said, especially for children whose development can be hindered after pesticide exposure.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
But Oleh’s transition did more or less coincide with the Russian invasion, which has severely hindered his ability to live freely and openly at a time when men are expected to serve their country in the armed forces.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

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