REINED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

reined

verb

past tense of rein

as in restrained

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Corrections officials said the officers forced Olivas back into his cell and restrained him.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
In the realm of celebrities, Leoni crafted a number of custom designs for Hollywood step and repeats that leaned streamlined, unfussy, and tastefully restrained—often in her go-to shades of white or black.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of restrained

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After a home run by Cedric Mullins trimmed the deficit to 4-3 in the bottom of the eighth, Cole Sulser yielded a leadoff single to slumping Angel Martínez in the ninth and balked him to second base.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Some investors balked at its lack of a track record, while others were unnerved by Volta’s reliance on Anthropic to buy much of the data center’s compute.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of balked

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The International Energy Agency warned this month that diesel supplies will likely remain constrained well into 2027.

— Spencer Kimball,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Better decisions depend on those groups working from the same understanding of where the system is constrained and which investments will produce the greatest improvement.

— Charlie Sanchez, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of constrained

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Creating lightweight device Neuroscientists studying behavioral brain activity have long been hampered by tethered equipment that kept laboratory animals locked in place.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
That uncertainty leaves the Chargers trying to get anything out of an offense hampered by the limitations of what's available to them right now in what increasingly looks like a lost season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of hampered

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In his ruling, Judge Joseph Montano found that prosecutors had impeded grand jurors who wanted to hear from defense witnesses.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
The ongoing conflict that has driven people from their homes in Iran as well as an internet shutdown and a lack of full cooperation from the two governments partially impeded the team's efforts to get information.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of impeded

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Even when people go out of their way to connect offline, they're frequently stymied.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
The city’s effort to replenish the beach has been further stymied by lack of access — because the beach is so eroded, dump trucks can’t go far enough east to drop sand, Leland said.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of stymied

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