restrained

Other forms of restrained

comparative

restrainedder·

superlative

restraineddest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about restrained

What does restrained mean?

restrained means "cool and formal in manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in restrained?

restrained has 2 syllables: re-strained. The stress falls on "strained". In IPA it is /ɹiˈstɹeɪnd/.

What is another word for restrained?

Close synonyms include reticent, unemotional, moderate, quiet, guarded. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of restrained?

The recorded antonyms are unrestrained.

Is restrained a common word?

restrained is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with restrained?

4 words rhyme with restrained. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.