REINED (IN) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

reined (in)

verb

past tense of rein (in)

as in contained

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) try to rein in your spending, so you have some money left for saving

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Smith, White and Duran were arrested after a search of the box allegedly revealed 10 kilograms of cocaine, and a search of the shopping bag allegedly contained more than $170,000 in cash.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
The team’s melting models matched the rock’s chemistry best when its mantle source contained garnet, a mineral that is stable in the Martian mantle only at depths of more than 160 kilometers.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of contained

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Space companies are regulated primarily by the FCC, which governs technologies used by satellites.

— Max Harden, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Supporters of the bans say such rifles were designed for military use, are too dangerous for civilians and should be regulated like machine guns.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulated

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Flipping the House, controlled by an even narrower GOP margin, is considered a more realistic outcome.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026
Now that the family understands that most of the assets will go to a foundation that will largely be controlled by the grandchildren, everyone involved can begin training the young people for their new roles.

— Christina Wing, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of controlled

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On the strength of those elections, restrained only marginally by the midterm elections of 1982, Reagan began his second term on top of the world.

— Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Security restrained Kruse’s arm behind her back while escorting her through the stands.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of restrained

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The technical article did not provide enough detail to determine how broadly the result applies, how task quality was measured or whether the approach performs consistently across different software development scenarios.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
There, planetary scientists Carl Agee and Karen Ziegler measured its oxygen isotopes.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

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