Synonyms for re strained
Grammar : Adj, verb |
Spell : ree-streyn |
Phonetic Transcription : riˈstreɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for re strained Other synonyms for the word re strained
- abase
- abate
- abjure
- abnegate
- abnegating
- abstaining
- abstemious
- abstentious
- abstinent
- acerbic
- acquire
- act like a wet blanket
- adapt
- adhere
- adjure
- adjust
- administer
- admix
- admonish
- aesthetic
- aesthetically pleasing
- afflict
- alert
- alter
- analytical
- anticipate
- appease
- appoint
- apprehend
- apprenticed
- arcane
- arrange
- arrest
- arrogant
- articled
- artistic
- ascetic
- aseptic
- asphyxiate
- assign
- assuage
- astrict
- astringe
- at peace
- attach
- attentive
- attune
- austere
- authorize
- average
- avert
- avoid
- awake
- awe
- backward
- baffle
- balance
- balanced
- balk
- balked
- balm
- balmy
- ban
- bandage
- bar
- bare
- bare bones
- barred
- barren
- barricade
- bashful
- bastille
- batten
- be frugal
- be in authority
- be in driver's seat
- be in power
- be parsimonious
- be sparing
- be stingy
- be supported
- be temperate
- bear down
- bear in mind
- bearable
- beat
- beat down
- beat off
- beautiful
- becalm
- beckon
- bedfast
- bedridden
- begrudge
- belittle
- bent
- berate
- bid
- bilk
- bind
- bit
- biting
- black out
- blacklist
- bleach
- bleep
- block
- blocked
- blow whistle on
- blue-pencil
- bog down
- bogart
- bollix
- book
- border
- boss
- bottle
- bottle up
- bottled up
- bottled-up
- bound
- bounded
- bounden
- bowdlerize
- box in
- box up
- boycott
- brake
- break
- break in
- break the spirit
- bridle
- bridled
- bring to a screeching halt
- bring to a standstill
- bring to heel
- bring to naught
- bring to screeching halt
- buffalo
- bulldoze
- burdened
- bust
- buttoned up
- buttonhole
- cage
- cagey
- calculating
- call
- call down
- call for
- call on
- call the signals
- call upon
- calm
- calm and collected
- calm down
- calmed
- can
- cancel
- canny
- cap
- capture
- careful
- carry
- castigate
- casual
- catch
- caustic
- caution
- cautious
- cease
- celibate
- censor
- censored
- center
- ceremonious
- certain
- chain
- chained
- change
- charge
- charming
- chary
- chaste
- chasten
- chastened
- chastise
- cheap
- check
- checked
- checkmate
- cherish
- chide
- chill
- chill out
- chilled
- choke
- choke back
- choke off
- cinch
- circumscribe
- circumscribed
- circumspect
- circumvent
- cite
- civil
- clam up
- clammed up
- clamp
- clamp down on
- clasp
- classic
- classical
- classy
- clean
- clean up
- clear-headed
- cleave
- clement
- clench
- clinch
- cling
- cling to
- clog
- clogged
- close
- close in
- close off
- close-mouthed
- closed
- closed up
- closemouthed
- closet
- cloud
- clutch
- coach
- coerce
- coerced
- cold
- cold sober
- collar
- collect
- collected
- come down on
- comfort
- command
- commit
- compassed
- compel
- compelled
- compose
- composed
- compress
- compromising
- computed
- conceal
- concentrate
- concuss
- condemn
- condense
- conduct
- confidential
- confine
- confined
- confuse
- congest
- connect
- conquer
- conservative
- considerate
- considered
- console
- constant
- constrain
- constrained
- constrict
- constringe
- consume
- contain
- contained
- continent
- contract
- contracted
- contradict
- contravene
- control
- controlled
- controvert
- conventional
- cook
- cool
- cool down
- cool off
- cool out
- coop up
- cooped up
- copyright
- cordoned off
- cork
- cork up
- corked up
- corner
- corner the market
- could hear a pin drop
- counter
- counteract
- courteous
- courtly
- cover
- cover up
- cow
- coy
- crab
- crack down
- crack down on
- crack the whip
- cradle
- cramp
- cramp one's style
- cramped
- crestfallen
- crimp
- cripple
- crippled
- criticize
- cross
- cruise
- crumble
- crush
- cuff
- cultivated
- cultured
- cumber
- curb
- curbed
- curtail
- cut
- cut corners
- cut down
- cut loose
- cut off
- cutting
- cynical
- dam
- damp
- dampen
- dark
- darken
- dash
- daunt
- deactivate
- deaden
- deadpan
- debar
- decay
- decelerate
- decent
- decide
- declare illegal
- decline
- decontaminate
- decorous
- decrease
- decreased
- decree
- deduct
- deemphasize
- deepen
- defeat
- defend against
- defer
- define
- defined
- degenerate
- deject
- dejected
- delay
- delectable
- delete
- deliberate
- delicate
- delimit
- delimitate
- delimited
- delineate
- demarcate
- demark
- demilitarize
- demur
- demure
- deny
- depreciate
- depress
- deprive
- deprived
- desist
- detached
- detain
- detained
- deter
- deteriorate
- determinate
- determine
- deterred
- devaluate
- devour
- dictate
- die down
- diffident
- dilute
- dim
- diminish
- diminished
- diplomatic
- direct
- directionalize
- disable
- disabled
- disacknowledge
- disadvantaged
- disadvise
- disallow
- disappoint
- disavow
- disbelieve
- discard
- discerning
- discipline
- disciplined
- disclaim
- discomfit
- disconcert
- discontinue
- discountenance
- discourage
- discredit
- discreet
- discriminating
- disenfranchise
- disfranchise
- disinterested
- dismay
- disown
- dispassionate
- dispirit
- dispose
- disprove
- disrupt
- dissuade
- distant
- ditch
- divert
- do away with
- docile
- dodge
- domestic
- domesticated
- domesticize
- domiciliate
- dominate
- domineer
- don't care
- doomed
- double-cross
- doubt
- douse
- down in the mouth
- down-to-earth
- downcast
- drab
- drag feet
- drag one's feet
- dragoon
- drain
- draw the line
- draw together
- dress
- dried up
- drift
- drive
- driven
- droll
- droop
- drop
- drop off
- drop the iron curtain
- dry
- dry up
- drying out
- duck
- dull
- dumb
- dummied up
- dummy up
- duty-bound
- dwindle
- earnest
- ease
- ease up
- easygoing
- ebb
- economical
- edge
- edit
- elegant
- eliminate
- elude
- embargo
- embarrass
- embrace
- employ
- enact
- encase
- enchain
- encircle
- encircled
- enclose
- encompass
- encumber
- encumbered
- end
- enfetter
- enforce
- engage
- engross
- enjoin
- enjoin from
- enjoy
- enlightened
- enslave
- enslaved
- entangle
- enthrall
- entrammel
- entrap
- envelop
- environ
- equable
- equitable
- equivocal
- eremitic
- escape
- eschew
- eschewing
- esthetic
- evade
- evaporate
- evasive
- even
- even-steven
- even-tempered
- exact
- examine
- except
- excise
- exclude
- exercise control
- exercise power
- exile
- exprobate
- expurgate
- exquisite
- exscind
- extinguish
- fade
- faint
- fair
- fall off
- fasten
- fastened
- fastidious
- fated
- faze
- feasible
- fence in
- fence-sitting
- fend off
- fetter
- fettered
- fight off
- fill
- fine
- fine tune
- fine-tune
- finespun
- finish
- finite
- firm
- fit
- fix
- fixed
- flag one
- flattened out
- float
- floating
- foil
- foiled
- fold
- fondle
- forbear
- forbid
- force
- force upon
- forced
- forestall
- forfend
- forgo
- forgoing
- formal
- forsake
- foul up
- free of alcohol
- free-spirited
- freeze
- freeze out
- freeze to
- frighten
- frigid
- frugal
- frustrate
- frustrated
- fulminate against
- furl
- gag
- gagged
- gainsay
- garrote
- garrote/garrotte
- gauged
- genteel
- gentle
- get around
- get hooks into
- get in the way
- get the better of
- get the upper hand
- get under control
- gingerly
- girdle
- give directions
- give orders
- give the run-around
- give the slip
- give up
- gloss over
- glue
- go
- go easy
- go easy on
- go on the wagon
- go with
- govern
- governed
- graceful
- gracious
- grant
- grasp
- gratifying
- grave
- gridlock
- grip
- grounded
- grudge
- guarded
- guide
- had
- halt
- hamper
- hampered
- hamstring
- hand onto
- handcuff
- handicap
- handle
- handsome
- hang on
- hang up
- hard-boiled
- harmonious
- harness
- harsh
- haughty
- have
- have authority
- have on the carpet
- having foresight
- having no alternative
- head
- head off
- heap
- heedful
- held
- held back
- held down
- held in check
- held-back
- hem
- hem in
- hemmed in
- hesitant
- hidden
- hide
- high-brow
- high-minded
- hinder
- hitch
- hitch a ride
- hitch on
- hitched
- hitchhike
- hobble
- hog
- hog-tie
- hog-tied
- hogtie
- hold
- hold at bay
- hold back
- hold captive
- hold down
- hold fast
- hold hostage
- hold in
- hold in custody
- hold off
- hold office
- hold out
- hold out on
- hold over
- hold sway
- hold the reins
- hold up
- homely
- honest
- hook on
- hook up
- house-train
- housebreak
- hug
- humane
- humble
- humorous
- husband
- hush
- hush up
- hush-hush
- hushed
- hushful
- hustle
- ice
- iced
- icy
- idle
- immaculate
- immobilize
- immure
- immured
- impartial
- impede
- impeded
- impel
- impelled
- imperturbable
- impose
- impotent
- impound
- imprison
- imprisoned
- in chains
- in charge
- in check
- in good taste
- in jail
- inarticulate
- inaudible
- incarcerate
- incarcerated
- incline
- inclose
- included
- incoherent
- incommodious
- incommunicable
- inconsiderable
- inconspicuous
- inconvenience
- inconversable
- incurious
- indebt
- indefinite
- indenture
- indentured
- indifferent
- indisposed
- indistinct
- inexpensive
- inexperienced
- inflect
- inflict
- influence
- inhibit
- inhibited
- innocent
- inobtrusive
- insociable
- inspect
- instruct
- intelligent
- intemerate
- intent
- intercept
- interdict
- interfere
- interfere with
- intern
- interpose
- interrupt
- intervene
- intimidate
- introspective
- introverted
- inundate
- invalided
- ironical
- jail
- jailed
- jam up
- join
- journey
- judicious
- juke
- just
- justifiable
- keen
- keep
- keep at bay
- keep back
- keep captive
- keep close
- keep down
- keep feeling inside oneself
- keep from
- keep in
- keep in check
- keep in custody
- keep in line
- keep in mind
- keep lid on
- keep out
- keep possession
- keep secret
- keep the lid on
- keep tight rein on
- keep to oneself
- keep under one's hat
- keep under one's thumb
- keep under thumb
- keep under wraps
- keep within bounds
- keep within limits
- kill
- knock off
- knowing
- lace
- laconic
- laid back
- laid up
- laid-back
- lap
- lapse
- lash
- launder
- law-abiding
- lay down the law
- lead
- leash
- leave off
- leery
- legit
- legitimate
- lessen
- let up
- levelheaded
- lifeless
- lighten
- like a clam
- limit
- limited
- loath
- local
- lock
- lock in
- lock up
- locked up
- loose
- lose edge
- louse up
- low
- low-cost
- low-key
- low-pitched
- low-priced
- low-profile
- lower
- lucid
- lull
- made
- maintain
- maintained
- make
- make ends meet
- make impracticable
- make indebted
- make light of
- make little of
- make necessary
- make reasonable
- making sense
- manacle
- manacled
- manage
- manageable
- mark
- mark out
- mask
- master
- match
- measure
- measured
- medium
- meek
- mellow
- memorize
- mentally disabled
- mew
- middle ground
- middle of the road
- middle-ground
- middle-of-the-road
- midway
- mild
- mind
- minimize
- mire
- misanthropic
- miserly
- mitigate
- moderate
- moderated
- moderating
- modest
- modified
- modify
- modulate
- mollify
- monkey around with
- monkey with
- monogamous
- monopolize
- monotonous
- moor
- moral
- motor
- mousy
- move
- muffle
- muffled
- mum
- mute
- muted
- muzzle
- nab
- nail down
- narrow
- narrow down
- narrowed
- neat
- necessitate
- necessitated
- negate
- negative
- neutral
- nice
- nip in the bud
- nix
- no-nonsense
- noiseless
- nonaligned
- noncommittal
- nongregarious
- nonindulgent
- nonpartisan
- nonviolent
- nonvocal
- not buy
- not do
- not drinking
- not drunk
- not excessive
- not forward
- not let go
- not partaking of alcohol
- not rash
- not saying boo
- not talkative
- nourish
- nullify
- obedient
- objective
- objurgate
- obligated
- oblige
- obliged
- obscure
- observant
- obstruct
- obstructed
- obviate
- occlude
- occupy
- officiate
- offish
- okay
- omit
- on a leash
- on ice
- on lookout
- on the fence
- on the lookout
- on the wagon
- on-the-fence
- oppose
- oppress
- ordain
- order
- ordinate
- ostracize
- out of spirits
- outlaw
- outline
- outwit
- overbear
- overcareful
- overcautious
- overcome
- overpower
- override
- overrule
- overrun
- oversee
- overwhelm
- own
- own exclusively
- owned
- pacific
- pacify
- pad
- palliate
- palm
- particular
- pass
- pass on
- pass up
- paste
- patent
- pause
- peaceable
- peaceful
- peg down
- pen
- penalize
- penny-pinch
- pent
- period of abstinence
- peter out
- physically challenged
- physically disabled
- pick up
- picket
- pin
- pin down
- pinch
- pinion
- pinpoint
- pit
- placate
- place injunction on
- placid
- plain
- platonic
- plausible
- play down
- play off
- played down
- pleasant
- pleasing
- pledged
- plug
- plush
- polished
- polite
- politic
- posh
- possess
- possessed
- post
- postpone
- practical
- precautious
- precise
- preclude
- predispose
- predominate
- prelimit
- preponderate
- prescribe
- prescribed
- preserve
- preside
- preside over
- press
- pressed
- prevail
- prevent
- prevent publication
- prevented
- prim
- proclaim
- progress
- prohibit
- proper
- prorogue
- proscribe
- proud
- prudent
- prudish
- pull back
- pull in
- punctilious
- punish
- pure
- purge
- purify
- purifying
- push
- put a damper on
- put a lid on
- put a lock on
- put a stop to
- put a stopper in
- put an end to
- put away
- put behind bars
- put chill on
- put down
- put foot down
- put half nelson on
- put in irons
- put lock on
- put off
- put on airs
- put on brakes
- put on ice
- put straitjacket on
- put the arm on
- put the chill on
- put the lid on
- put together
- put under lock and key
- put up fight
- qualified
- qualify
- quash
- queer
- quelch
- quell
- quench
- quiescent
- quiet
- quieted
- quieten
- quit
- rabbity
- rail in
- railroad
- rake over the coals
- ration
- rational
- rattle
- re-collect
- realistic
- reasonable
- rebate
- rebuff
- rebuke
- rebut
- recall
- recant
- received
- recess
- recessive
- recluse
- reclusive
- recognize
- recollect
- reconcile
- reduce
- reduced
- refined
- reflective
- refrain
- refuse
- refuse transmission
- refute
- regulate
- regulated
- reign
- reign over
- rein
- rein in
- reined in
- reject
- relax
- relaxed
- relieve
- reluctant
- remand
- remember
- remembered
- reminisce
- remit
- remote
- remove
- renounce
- repel
- repentant
- reply
- reprehend
- repress
- repressed
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprove
- repudiate
- repulse
- require
- required
- requisition
- reserve
- reserved
- resist
- resolve
- restrain
- restrained
- restrict
- restricted
- retain
- retaliate
- retard
- reticent
- retired
- retiring
- retreated
- retrospect
- revamp
- review
- revile
- revoke
- rich
- right
- ritzy
- roll
- roll back
- rope
- ruin
- rule
- rule out
- rule the roost
- run
- run circles around
- run in
- run low
- run rings around
- run the show
- sacrifice
- sad
- saddle with
- safe
- sagacious
- salty
- sandbag
- sane
- sanitize
- sapient
- sardonic
- satirical
- save
- save for rainy day
- saved
- savory
- say no
- say no to
- scare
- scissor out
- scold
- scotch
- scourge
- scrape
- scrimp
- scrub
- scrupulous
- seal
- sealed off
- sealed up
- secluded
- secret
- secretive
- sectional
- secure
- secured
- sedate
- segregate
- seize
- self-contained
- self-controlled
- self-denying
- self-effacing
- self-possessed
- self-restrained
- self-restraining
- send for
- send to prison
- send up
- send up the river
- sensible
- sensitive
- serene
- serious
- set
- set back
- settle
- severe
- sew up
- shackle
- shade
- shaded
- shake
- shake off
- sharp
- shelve
- shepherd
- shield
- shorten
- shortened
- shotgun
- shower
- shrink
- shrinking
- shrivel
- shroud
- shuffle off
- shun
- shush
- shut down
- shut in
- shut off
- shut out
- shut up
- shy
- sick
- silence
- silent
- silentious
- simmer down
- simple
- sink
- sit
- sit on
- sit on top of
- sit out
- skimp on
- skin
- skip
- slack off
- slacken
- slash
- slough
- slow
- slow down
- slow up
- slump
- sly
- small
- smart
- smother
- smothered
- snafu
- snazzy
- snuff
- sober
- sock away
- soft
- soft-pedal
- soft-pedaled
- soft-sell
- soft-spoken
- soften
- softened
- solace
- solemn
- solitary
- somber
- soothe
- sophisticated
- sound
- soundless
- sour
- spare
- sparing
- spartan
- specify
- speechless
- spiffy
- spike
- splendiferous
- spotless
- spurn
- squash
- squeeze
- squelch
- squirrel
- stable
- staid
- stainless
- stall
- stamp out
- standardized
- standing to reason
- standoff
- standoffish
- stark
- stash
- staunch
- stave off
- stay
- stay put
- stayed
- steady
- steer
- stem
- sterilize
- stick
- stiff
- stifle
- stifled
- still
- stilled
- stingy
- stockade
- stone cold sober
- stonewall
- stop
- stop from spreading
- stop oneself
- stop up
- stopped
- stopper
- straight
- strangle
- strangulate
- strap
- strategic
- strike out
- stripped down
- struck dumb
- stuck-up
- stumble
- stylish
- stymie
- stymied
- suave
- subdue
- subdued
- subject
- subjugate
- sublime
- submissive
- subpoena
- subside
- subtle
- suffocate
- summon
- superintend
- supervise
- supervise communications
- suppress
- suppressed
- sure
- surround
- surrounded
- suspend
- suspicious
- sustained
- swallow
- swank
- swanky
- swathe
- sway
- switch
- sworn off
- symmetrical
- syndicate
- taboo
- taciturn
- tack on
- tactful
- tail away
- tail off
- take
- take away
- take charge
- take down
- take exception to
- take lead
- take over
- take prisoner
- take the bite out of
- take the cure
- take the edge off
- take the pledge
- take the sting out of
- take to task
- take up
- take wind out of
- talk out of
- tame
- tape up
- taper
- tart
- task
- tasteful
- tasty
- tauten
- tell
- temper
- temperate
- tempered
- temporizing
- tense
- tentative
- terminate
- tether
- tethered
- thoughtful
- thrifty
- throttle
- throw book at
- throw cold water on
- throw monkey wrench in
- throw over
- throw weight around
- thumb a ride
- thwart
- tie
- tie down
- tie one's hands
- tie up
- tight-lipped
- tighten
- tighten belt
- timed
- timid
- timorous
- tolerable
- tolerant
- tone
- tone down
- toned down
- tongue-lash
- tongue-tie
- tongue-tied
- took the pledge
- tool around
- topical
- tour
- train
- trammel
- trample
- tranquil
- tranquilize
- transmogrify
- trap
- travel
- treasured
- trim
- triumph over
- truss
- try
- tuck
- tune
- tune down
- turn aside
- turn down
- turn off
- turn on the heat
- turn thumbs down
- tweak
- tyrannize
- unaffable
- unaffected
- unaffiliated
- unapproachable
- unassertive
- unassuming
- unattached
- unblemished
- unclear
- uncommunicative
- uncompanionable
- unconcerned
- uncontaminated
- uncurious
- undefiled
- undemonstrative
- under compulsion
- under control
- under necessity
- under quarantine
- under wraps
- underlie
- underplay
- underrate
- understandable
- understated
- uneasy
- unexcessive
- unexcited
- unexpansive
- unexpressed
- unextreme
- unflappable
- unforthcoming
- unfriendly
- unheard
- uniform
- unimpassioned
- uninterested
- unintoxicated
- uninvolved
- unite
- unnoticeable
- unobtrusive
- unostentatious
- unpledged
- unpretentious
- unresponsive
- unrevealing
- unruffled
- unsociable
- unspeaking
- unstained
- unsullied
- untroubled
- unuttered
- unvarnished
- unwed
- upbraid
- uppity
- upset
- upset one's apple cart
- upset the apple cart
- uptight
- uptown
- urbane
- urge
- urged
- use
- utilize
- vague
- valid
- vanilla
- vanquish
- vary
- vestal
- veto
- vigilant
- virgin
- virginal
- virtuous
- vise
- voiceless
- wane
- ward
- ward off
- warm
- warn
- wary
- waste
- watchful
- water down
- weaken
- wear away
- wear down
- weigh down
- weighed
- well-bred
- well-mannered
- well-proportioned
- whist
- wholesome
- wield
- wise
- with eyes peeled
- withdrawing
- withdrawn
- wither
- withheld
- withhold
- within reason
- withstand
- wordless
- worldly-wise
- wounded
- wrap
- wring
- yoke
- zing
- zipped
Définition of re strained
Origin :- "strain again," 1874, from re- + strain (v.). Related: Re-strained; re-straining.
- As in introverted : adj reserved
- As in limited : adj restricted, definite
- As in low-key : adj subdued
- As in moderate : adj calm, temperate
- As in noncommittal : adj unwilling to decide
- As in abstemious : adj restraining behavior or appetite
- As in on the wagon : adj not drinking alcohol
- As in orderly : adj well-behaved
- As in pent-up : adj held within
- As in plain : adj unembellished, basic
- As in quiet : adj simple, unobtrusive
- As in reasonable : adj moderate, tolerable
- As in refined : adj cultured, civilized
- As in reserved : adj silent, unsociable; constrained
- As in restrained : adj calm, quiet
- As in reticent : adj secretive, quiet
- As in retiring : adj shy, undemonstrative
- As in silent : adj quiet; speechless
- As in sober : adj not partaking of alcohol
- As in sober : adj calm, peaceful; dull
- As in subdued : adj quiet, controlled
- As in tasteful : adj nice, refined
- As in temperate : adj calm, moderate
- As in temperate : adj controlled, sober
- As in tight-lipped : adj silent
- As in uncommitted : adj free; not involved
- As in unobtrusive : adj keeping a low profile
- As in withdrawn : adj unsociable
- As in bonded : adj shackled
- As in handicapped : adj thwarted
- As in bound : adj obligated; destined
- As in measured : adj moderate
- As in quarantined : adj isolated
- As in restricted : adj limited
- As in retained : adj kept
- As in silenced : adj quieted
- As in withheld : adj concealed
- As in aseptic : adj sterile
- As in measured : adj calculated
- As in chary : adj careful, cautious
- As in chaste : adj pure, incorrupt
- As in controlled : adj reserved
- As in inobtrusive : adj quiet
- As in classical : adj simple, chaste
- As in self-controlled : adj reserved
- As in self-restrained : adj reserved
- As in virginal : adj chaste
- As in confined : adj limited, enclosed
- As in continent : adj chaste, pure
- As in discreet : adj cautious, sensible
- As in distant : adj aloof
- As in dry : adj sarcastic, sharp-tongued
- As in guarded : adj suspicious
- As in imprison : verb confine; put in jail
- As in incarcerate : verb put in jail, confinement
- As in inhibit : verb restrict, prevent
- As in keep : verb prevent
- As in leash : verb rein, hold
- As in limit : verb confine, restrict
- As in localize : verb confine
- As in arrest : verb stop or slow
- As in modify : verb lessen, reduce
- As in modulate : verb adjust, harmonize
- As in monopolize : verb dominate, control
- As in muzzle : verb gag, quiet
- As in obligate : verb require
- As in obstruct : verb prevent, restrict
- As in obviate : verb make unnecessary
- As in pin : verb attach, hold in place
- As in play down : verb pretend as if something were unimportant
- As in preclude : verb inhibit; make impossible
- As in prevent : verb keep from happening or continuing
- As in prohibit : verb make impossible; stop
- As in qualify : verb lessen, restrict
- As in refrain : verb do without; keep from doing
- As in repress : verb keep back, hold in
- As in restrain : verb keep under control; hold back
- As in restrict : verb confine, limit situation or ability to participate
- As in retain : verb hold on to physically or mentally
- As in ride : verb carry or be carried
- As in rule : verb govern, manage
- As in bar : verb prohibit
- As in smother : verb extinguish; cover, hide
- As in stem : verb prevent, stop
- As in stint : verb economize; hold back
- As in stop : verb prevent, hold back
- As in strangle : verb choke, stifle
- As in subdue : verb keep under control; moderate
- As in tame : verb domesticate, make compliant
- As in temper : verb calm, moderate
- As in tether : verb fasten
- As in thwart : verb stop, hinder
- As in tie/tie up : verb hamper, hinder
- As in tone down : verb moderate
- As in withhold : verb keep back
- As in bind : verb fasten, secure
- As in bind : verb obligate; restrict
- As in fight back : verb defend
- As in hold back : verb repress
- As in bottle up : verb hold in check
- As in bound : verb restrict
- As in tie up : verb hamper
- As in bridle : verb check, hold back
- As in trammel : verb hamper
- As in cage : verb hold in enclosure
- As in swaddle : verb wrap
- As in censor : verb forbid; ban; selectively remove
- As in chain : verb manacle in metal
- As in bate : verb subside
- As in chasten : verb correct, humiliate
- As in immobilize : verb tie
- As in circumscribe : verb mark off, delimit
- As in peter : verb decrease
- As in stave : verb prevent
- As in command : verb demand
- As in command : verb rule, have power
- As in adjourn : verb stop a proceeding
- As in compel : verb force to act
- As in compose : verb calm, bring under control
- As in confine : verb enclose, limit
- As in constrict : verb inhibit
- As in contain : verb hold back, control
- As in control : verb curb, hold back
- As in cool : verb take a break; abate
- As in curb : verb repress, restrict
- As in dam : verb hold back; block
- As in dampen : verb spoil spirits
- As in decrease : verb grow less or make less
- As in defuse : verb disarm; smooth over
- As in deny : verb disagree, renounce, decline
- As in detain : verb hold, keep back; arrest
- As in deter : verb check, inhibit from action
- As in enjoin : verb forbid
- As in enslave : verb make someone a servant
- As in fetter : verb tie up, hold
- As in fight back/fight off : verb defend oneself
- As in foil : verb circumvent, nip in the bud
- As in forbear : verb resist the temptation to
- As in forbid : verb outlaw, prohibit an action
- As in gag : verb silence, stop up
- As in govern : verb influence; hold in check
- As in hamper : verb impede, restrict
- As in hold : verb have in one's hands, possession; grasp
- As in hold back/hold off : verb repress
- As in impede : verb obstruct, hinder
Antonyms for re strained
- abandon
- abet
- abnormal
- abstain
- abstruse
- accede
- accept
- accuse
- acknowledge
- acquiesce
- activate
- add
- adequate
- adjacent
- admit
- advance
- advocate
- affirm
- aggravate
- agitate
- agitated
- agree
- aid
- aided
- aligned
- allow
- allowed
- ambiguous
- anger
- animate
- annoy
- annoyed
- approve
- arouse
- aroused
- ascend
- ask
- assist
- assured
- attached
- attractive
- authorize
- bad
- be lenient
- be unprepared
- beautiful
- begin
- believe
- bend
- benefit
- biased
- blame
- bland
- block
- blow up
- boisterous
- bold
- boost
- brave
- bright
- brighten
- build
- build up
- calm
- cancel
- careless
- carry on
- carry out
- cause
- cease
- center
- certain
- chance
- check
- cheer
- cheerful
- choose
- claim
- clamorous
- clear
- clear up
- close
- cluttered
- comfort
- committal
- committed
- communicative
- complex
- complicated
- compliment
- comply
- conceal
- concede
- concur
- condemn
- confess
- confide
- confident
- confuse
- consent
- considerable
- consume
- continue
- contradict
- convene
- convoke
- corroborate
- corrupt
- countermand
- credit
- crude
- damp
- decisive
- decorated
- defiled
- definite
- delay
- delight
- demonstrative
- desert
- destroy
- detach
- deter
- develop
- different
- difficult
- dirtied
- dirty
- disagreeable
- disallow
- disarrange
- disbelieve
- disclose
- disconnect
- discourage
- disengaged
- dishonor
- disjoin
- disorderly
- disorganize
- disorganized
- disperse
- dispossess
- disqualify
- disregard
- dissuade
- distress
- distribute
- disturb
- disturbed
- divulge
- do
- dressed-up
- dripping
- drop
- drunk
- dry
- dull
- emancipate
- embellished
- embolden
- embrace
- enable
- encourage
- endorse
- energized
- enlarge
- enlighten
- evil
- excessive
- excitable
- excite
- excited
- exciting
- exclude
- exonerate
- expand
- expedite
- expensive
- explain
- explicit
- explode
- expose
- extend
- extol
- extraordinary
- extravagant
- extreme
- extroverted
- face
- facilitate
- fail
- favor
- fire
- fix
- flatter
- flaunting
- flex
- flippant
- follow
- foolish
- forget
- forgive
- formal
- forsake
- forward
- foster
- free
- friendly
- frivolous
- funny
- further
- general
- give
- give in
- give up
- give way
- given
- gluttonous
- go
- go ahead
- go along
- go on
- go up
- grant
- greedy
- grow
- halt
- hand over
- happy
- harsh
- hasten
- hasty
- hateful
- healthy
- hearten
- heat
- heedless
- help
- helped
- hesitate
- hidden
- high-key
- high-strung
- hinder
- homely
- honor
- humid
- hungry
- hurry
- hurt
- idiotic
- ignore
- imbalanced
- immoderate
- impede
- imperceptible
- implausible
- impractical
- imprecise
- improve
- impure
- inattentive
- incautious
- incite
- include
- incomprehensible
- inconsiderate
- incontinent
- increase
- indefinite
- indiscreet
- indulge
- inebriated
- inelegant
- inferior
- infuriate
- insincere
- inspirit
- instigate
- intensify
- interesting
- intolerable
- intricate
- invalid
- involve
- involved
- irrational
- irresolute
- irritate
- judgemental
- juicy
- jump in
- keep
- keep on
- kind
- known
- lack
- laud
- lay bare
- leave
- leave alone
- lengthen
- let
- let go
- let happen
- let off
- let out
- lewd
- liberal
- liberate
- liberated
- light
- limitless
- lively
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- lost
- loud
- magnify
- make happy
- meet
- mend
- mild
- misbehaving
- misguide
- mislead
- mismanage
- miss
- misunderstand
- modern
- moist
- move
- nasty
- near
- nearby
- need
- neglect
- negligent
- neighboring
- nervous
- nice
- noisy
- nonsensical
- not have
- noticeable
- obey
- obscure
- obscured
- obstruct
- obtrusive
- offensive
- offer
- offered
- OK
- open
- oppose
- order
- ornate
- outgoing
- outrageous
- partake
- partial
- pass up
- permit
- permitted
- persuade
- placate
- plain
- play up
- plead
- please
- polluted
- poor
- pour
- praise
- prejudiced
- presumptuous
- pretty
- prevent
- prolong
- promote
- protect
- provoke
- public
- pumped up
- push
- put in
- put on to
- quit
- raise
- rally
- rash
- ratify
- recall
- reckless
- refuse
- refused
- reject
- release
- released
- relinquish
- remain
- remove
- renounce
- repulsive
- resign
- restart
- retreat
- reveal
- reverse
- revoke
- reward
- rise
- risk
- rough
- rouse
- roused
- ruin
- rush
- sanction
- satisfactory
- scatter
- seen
- self-confident
- senseless
- separate
- serve
- set free
- share
- show
- significant
- sinful
- soaked
- sociable
- soggy
- soothe
- spend
- squander
- stagnate
- stained
- start
- stay
- step up
- stimulate
- stop
- stormy
- straighten
- strengthen
- stretch
- strong
- stupid
- submit
- succeed
- sufficient
- support
- supported
- sure
- surrender
- sweet
- sympathetic
- talkative
- tangible
- tasteless
- tell
- thoughtless
- trivial
- trouble
- troubled
- trust
- turbulent
- turn on
- ugly
- unacceptable
- unattractive
- unbearable
- unbind
- unblock
- unbound
- unbounded
- uncareful
- uncertain
- unchain
- unchaste
- uncivilized
- unclassical
- unclear
- unclog
- uncommon
- uncontrolled
- uncover
- uncritical
- uncultured
- undiscerning
- undiscriminating
- unemployed
- unfair
- unfashionable
- unfasten
- unguarded
- unhitch
- unimportant
- united
- unjust
- unlace
- unlatch
- unlikely
- unlimited
- unlock
- unloose
- unmanageable
- unmask
- unmethodical
- unmindful
- unobliged
- unpin
- unpleasant
- unplug
- unrealistic
- unreasonable
- unrefined
- unreserved
- unrestrained
- unrestrict
- unrestricted
- unruly
- unserious
- unshackle
- unshy
- unsophisticated
- unsound
- unstop
- unstylish
- unsuspicious
- unsystematic
- unthoughtful
- untidy
- untie
- untiring
- unwarranted
- unwatchful
- unwise
- unwrap
- uplift
- upset
- urge
- use
- vague
- validate
- veto
- vex
- violent
- visible
- want
- wanton
- warm
- waste
- wasted
- watery
- welcome
- well
- wet
- wild
- willing
- worried
- worry
- worsen
- yield
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