RESTRAINEDLY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

restrainedly

adverb

as in reasonably

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Many users are unaware of the various ways that smart TVs can track the activity of people in the home, and many presume (and reasonably so) that the TV isn’t tracking anything if it’s not connected to the Internet.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Turkey is also a reasonably desirable destination for players of a certain type.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of reasonably

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If Michigan plays poorly against the Sooners, the boos that rang out during Whittingham’s first game will get even louder.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
With only two publicly demonstrated ready-to-fire missiles, a vehicle like this would be poorly suited to independently handle a large drone swarm.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of poorly

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Under a 2019 law brought by Newsom to protect utilities from bankruptcy, the companies automatically are deemed to have acted prudently if regulators sign off on their wildfire prevention plan.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The better approach is to remain diversified, rebalance prudently and let earnings not election-year noise or daily volatility drive long-term allocation decisions today.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of prudently

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My favorite picture in the book finds a sensibly blue Subaru station wagon that has somehow turned on its side in the middle of the night.

— Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Given the limited floorspace, Tiny Tect Tiny Houses has sensibly kept the interior layout quite simple.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of sensibly

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Researchers suggest treating a reading as a best case scenario after each workout, while people with higher body fat index may want to view the actual numbers even more conservatively.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026
When caught early, MSS may be treated conservatively with anti-inflammatory medications and sometimes colchicine, a treatment for gout.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

Definition of conservatively

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There are other factors that effect children in these communities, but the evidence suggests that having an involved father can be an important protective factor that improves a child's chances of succeeding academically, economically and socially.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
But the league is also going through a massive sea change right now, both economically and in the mindset of its player base.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of economically

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Former Arsenal centre-back Takehiro Tomiyasu joined on a one-year contract to provide quality cover cheaply, but also as a utility player with the option to potentially use him across the back line.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Technological advances have already made drones cheaply and readily available for purchase, with longer ranges, higher payloads, and an improved ability to evade electronic warfare.

— Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of cheaply

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