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Adjective
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Regulated or controlled
restricted
controlled
regulated
moderated
contained
governed
in check
reined in
kept in check
Adjective
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Characterized by the repression of thoughts, desires or actions
inhibited
constrained
frustrated
suppressed
restrained
subdued
curbed
bridled
checked
repressed
stifled
restricted
dissatisfied
smothered
confined
contained
unexpressed
held back
bottled-up
bottled up
held-back
held in
held within
pent-up
kept in check
unfulfilled
stunted
pent up
muffled
gagged
blocked
silenced
latent
hidden
concealed
subconscious
unconscious
censored
muted
stilled
quieted
muzzled
compartmentalizedUS
compartmentalisedUK
held down
Verb
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Past tense for to set, or to serve as, a limit to
limited
restricted
circumscribed
checked
curbed
demarcated
capped
delimited
restrained
bounded
bound
confined
controlled
barred
regulated
arrested
bridled
constrained
constricted
fettered
fixed
froze
frozen
hindered
held
inhibited
pegged
trammelled
trammeled
cramped
governed
terminated
demarked
prescribed
set
specified
straitened
corked
defined
delimitated
girdled
hampered
hemmed in
held down
placed a limit on
tied down
kept within bounds
kept within limits
drew the line on
drawn the line on
marked off
put a brake on
bottled up
kept a tight rein on
kept the lid on
Verb
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Past tense for to reduce the impact, intensity or severity of something
lessened
softened
suppressed
stifled
deadened
dampened
mitigated
muffled
alleviated
blunted
dulled
cushioned
reduced
moderated
controlled
restrained
checked
curbed
diminished
overcame
overcome
repressed
smothered
bridled
constrained
contained
quelled
inhibited
quashed
muted
buttressed
damped
mellowed
quietened
curtailed
stemmed
subdued
absorbed
absorpt
decreased
depressed
eased
lightened
deflated
harshed
lowered
squashed
staunched
toned down
reined in
kept in check
got under control
gotten under control
slowed down
took the edge off
taken the edge off
damped down
got rid of
gotten rid of
put a damper on
soaked up
held back
made less active
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