Restricted vs Restrained - What's the difference?
restricted | restrained |
(restrict)
Limited within bounds.
Available only to certain authorized groups of people.
One of the classifications of the secrecy of an official document.
(grammar) Qualified.
Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
(restrain)
As verbs the difference between restricted and restrained
is that restricted is (restrict) while restrained is (restrain).As adjectives the difference between restricted and restrained
is that restricted is limited within bounds while restrained is held back, limited, kept in check or under control.restricted
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)Anagrams
*restrained
English
Adjective
(head)- He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.
Verb
(head)- He was restrained by the straight jacket.