Reliable vs. Restrained — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Reliable and Restrained
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Reliable
Capable of being relied on; dependable
A reliable assistant.
A reliable car.
Restrained
Kept under control; subdued or moderate
Restrained laughter.
A restrained foreign policy.
Reliable
Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.
Restrained
Characterized by self-restraint; reserved
A restrained and self-effacing manner.
Reliable
Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
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Restrained
Prevented from moving; held down or secured
Restrained passengers.
Reliable
Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't
Restrained
Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
He greeted her for the first time in three years with a restrained embrace.
Reliable
Something or someone reliable or dependable
The old reliables
Restrained
(obsolete) Proscribed, restricted.
Reliable
Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy.
The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object.
According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by "unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs."
Restrained
Simple past tense and past participle of restrain
He was restrained by the straight jacket.
Reliable
Worthy of reliance or trust;
A reliable source of information
A dependable worker
Restrained
Cool and formal in manner
Reliable
Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief;
An authentic account by an eyewitness
Reliable information
Restrained
Under restraint
Reliable
Worthy of being depended on;
A dependable worker
An honest working stiff
A reliable source of information
He was true to his word
I would be true for there are those who trust me
Restrained
Marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes;
Moderate in his demands
Restrained in his response
Restrained
Not showy or obtrusive;
Clothes in quiet good taste
Restrained
Free from ostentation or pretension;
The restrained elegance of the room
Restrained
Prudent;
Guarded optimism
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