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Restrained vs Austere - What's the difference?

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Restrained is a related term of austere.


As adjectives the difference between restrained and austere

is that restrained is held back, limited, kept in check or under control while austere is austere.

As a verb restrained

is (restrain).

restrained

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
    • He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (restrain)
    • He was restrained by the straight jacket.

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    austere

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Grim or severe in manner or appearance
    • The headmistress was an austere old woman.
  • Lacking trivial decoration; not extravagant or gaudy
    • The interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour.

    Synonyms

    * (grim or severe) stern, strict, forbidding * (lacking trivial decoration) simple, plain, unadorned, unembellished

    Antonyms

    * (not lacking trivial decoration) overwrought, flamboyant, extravagant, gaudy, flashy

    Derived terms

    * austerity * austerely