REINED Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

reined

verb

past tense of rein

as in restrained

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On the strength of those elections, restrained only marginally by the midterm elections of 1982, Reagan began his second term on top of the world.

— Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Security restrained Kruse’s arm behind her back while escorting her through the stands.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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When Weber and Logan balked, the Justice Department promptly sued them and the state in a case currently pending in federal court.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Plus, it's previously balked at the marketing costs that come with bringing films to the cinema, which can total hundreds of millions of dollars per film.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

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The International Energy Agency warned this month that diesel supplies will likely remain constrained well into 2027.

— Spencer Kimball,Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Better decisions depend on those groups working from the same understanding of where the system is constrained and which investments will produce the greatest improvement.

— Charlie Sanchez, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of constrained

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The rangers moved the man off the glacier and made multiple attempts to airlift the man off the mountain, but rescue efforts were impeded by inclement weather.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
In his ruling, Judge Joseph Montano found that prosecutors had impeded grand jurors who wanted to hear from defense witnesses.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of impeded

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Even when people go out of their way to connect offline, they're frequently stymied.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
The city’s effort to replenish the beach has been further stymied by lack of access — because the beach is so eroded, dump trucks can’t go far enough east to drop sand, Leland said.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

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