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restrainedly

adverb

as in reasonably

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for restrainedly
  1. reasonably
  2. moderately
  3. poorly
  4. prudently
  5. sensibly
  6. conservatively
  7. economically
  8. cheaply
Adverb
  • The district has a responsibility to transport children safely and reasonably.
    — Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The ’94 was a fast-handling and reasonably accurate rifle with great balance and ergonomics and an impressive magazine capacity.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of reasonably
Adverb
  • The only moderately sized city in the area is Redding, and there are plenty of nearby mountains to escape behind and catch the stars.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough that is smooth and elastic, 3 to 5 minutes.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of moderately
Adverb
  • Missing links Many aspects of menopause, and the diversity in women’s experiences with it, remain poorly understood.
    — Audrey Hendricks, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • While California scored poorly for affordability, Retirement Living found strengths in other areas.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of poorly
Adverb
  • Jiangxing Intelligence, a physical AI firm, has developed an AI ‘brain’ that monitors environmental conditions around renewable energy infrastructure to ensure electricity is collected and stored prudently.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of prudently
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • The Hurricanes appeared to play more conservatively on offense in the second half, frequently throwing passes behind the line of scrimmage.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • On one play, the Packers played conservatively and ran for a 1-yard toss on third-and-12 early in the third quarter while leading 19-10.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of conservatively
Adverb
  • Han also spoke about empowering the Global South, a term used for emerging and economically struggling nations — many of which sit below the equator.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Extracting it economically remains difficult because uranium atoms are spread across vast volumes of water.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of economically
Adverb
  • Engineers have begun testing the system, called the L300KZ, with an aim to find out if high-performance wire can be made rapidly, cheaply, and in high volumes.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Methylene chloride can be used to cheaply synthesize hemp into THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana that makes people high.
    — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of cheaply
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“Restrainedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restrainedly. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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