RESTRAINEDLY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

restrainedly

adverb

as in reasonably

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Adverb

The screen has ample brightness for sunlit rooms and reasonably vibrant colors.

— Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026
Given the stock's current trajectory, the main risk is a broader market sell-off dragging GOOGL below the $250 short strike, but that would be a reasonably attractive entry price.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of reasonably

Adverb

Multifamily residential complexes are uncommon in Oxford, a moderately wealthy suburb of about 13,000.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Knead in enough of the remaining bread flour to make a moderately soft and slightly tacky dough that is smooth and elastic (3 to 5 minutes total).

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of moderately

Adverb

Owens not only lacked an undergraduate degree but did poorly in school, where she was described as a hopeless case.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
The researchers are now incorporating F³ into autonomous drones designed to navigate cluttered and poorly lit environments.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of poorly

Adverb

If the utilities commission agrees that the company acted prudently, Edison’s liabilities for the fire would be fully covered by a $21-billion state wildfire fund.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Fiduciaries are bound to act prudently on behalf of their beneficiaries.

— Andrew Behar, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of prudently

Adverb

Companies would get a tax credit if the jobs are located within economically disadvantaged regions designated by a city formula that mostly covers the South, Southwest and West sides.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
The immediate goal is to establish whether Stibnite’s tungsten deposits can be developed into a technically and economically viable source.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of economically

Adverb

The less-than-truckload (LTL) market further tightened in the third quarter, as more carriers with spare terminal capacity picked up freight that truckload carriers can no longer move cheaply or reliably.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Sometimes word clouds are big-budget supergraphics realized by design firms like Pentagram, but often they are produced cheaply and quickly by non-designers, or by anonymous Etsy merchants, or in-house at printing and signage companies.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of cheaply

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