REINING (IN) Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

reining (in)

verb

present participle of rein (in)

as in containing

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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Verb

Pricing Happy Head’s topical solution is billed on a monthly basis, with a single bottle containing two ounces of treatment solution.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Mass spectrometry revealed that the broken containers had once held something containing the chemical compounds theobromine, theophylline, caffeine, and paraxanthine.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of containing

Verb

The company has also said that controlling the chip, domain controller and underlying software stack could help reduce component costs as production volumes increase.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Japanese doctors have advised patients reporting rashes or difficulty controlling bowels after frequent use to stop until symptoms clear, per the AP.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of controlling

Verb

Still, the pushback led Langley to announce a slew of measures aimed at curbing police misuse.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
What the settlement actually changes The design changes, such as curbing infinite scroll and autoplay, are the substantive core of the agreement.

— Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of curbing

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The show is leaning into its strengths, dialing up the madcap comedy and overlapping dialogue while keeping the story lines rooted in recognizable rites of passage for young people.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
The approach could provide a more repeatable way to adapt navigation systems across different robots and environments, while keeping human oversight for important development and safety decisions.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of keeping

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Music supervisor Nigil Mack put together the soundtrack, pulling in tracks from Coast Contra, Kamauu, Dev Lemons, Mayday and Indonesian artist Saykoji.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
Night Sight continues to impress me, pulling in every available photon of light to render images with striking clarity.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pulling in

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In fact, Tiffany’s record shows little concern for protecting natural resources and local control, or for restraining corporate power.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
But Gorsuch also wrote that an individual conference, through its members’ voting, can adopt various rules restraining athletes’ potential compensation as conference members see fit.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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