RESTRAINEDLY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

restrainedly

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as in reasonably

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But the smartest among them—or just the most ambitious—might reasonably conclude that the way to be funny for a living is to get very good at talking to their friends and interviewing people.

— Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Are there simply too many scary movies, or just more than any one fan can reasonably follow?

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of reasonably

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Look east and southeast after dark for the Great Square of Pegasus — four moderately bright stars (Scheat, Alpheratz, Markab and Algenib) outlining an enormous square.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The Outback is plenty capable in moderately challenging off-road situations and offers a roomy, comfortable interior with the latest technology.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of moderately

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A week ago, the Chiefs defense opened so poorly that coordinator Steve Spagnuolo provided a reality check on the sideline in the first quarter.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
Even though the score was 27-27 in the fourth quarter and SC's defense seemed to get a stop on a long third down, a trademark poorly timed, and frankly absurd and ridiculous, roughing the passer penalty gave the Ducks a free first down.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of poorly

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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

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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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Rooms are conservatively classic, but common spaces don't hold back with requisite lobby lounge piano, over-the-top holiday decorations, a grand staircase, and marble fireplace.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
All these geopolitical variables put a partial freeze on energy dealmaking—potential sellers ask for more money on inflated valuations, while the buyers think longer term and conservatively.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of conservatively

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Making short-haul rail more competitive Parallel argues that its system could open routes that are currently difficult for conventional rail services to serve economically, particularly journeys under 500 miles.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
The court didn’t find that hospitals were economically entitled to the markup.

— Casey B. Mulligan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of economically

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The Dayton area has shed about half of its 90,000 factory jobs since 1990, according to federal data, after the North American Free Trade Agreement shifted many jobs to Mexico where auto parts could be made more cheaply.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of cheaply

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