Synonym Dictionary

Restrained in expressing feelings or in speaking and acting around others.

Firm determination or a decision intended to guide action.

To hold back, limit, or control an action, impulse, or movement.

Control over one's impulses, or a limit placed on an action.

To revive or bring back into active use.

An action taken in return for a perceived injury, offense, or attack.

To withdraw a statement or claim previously made.

A statement withdrawing or correcting something previously asserted.

Moving backward or returning to a less developed or less desirable condition.

Looking back on past events or work.

One word family: also includes retrospect.

A split, gap, or serious disagreement.

Very thorough, exacting, or strictly applied.

Actions intended to reduce the likelihood or adverse consequences of an identified risk.

Characteristic of country life or a simple rural style.

Careful and conscientious about accuracy or proper conduct.

Involving much sitting and little physical movement.

The practice of refusing oneself a pleasure or desire, often for a larger purpose.

Expressing compact statements of supposed wisdom, often with excessive moralizing.

Following another person's ideas uncritically.

Quick to understand a situation and make effective practical judgments.

Sharp practical judgment and an ability to recognize what matters.

An imitation of a situation or process; also a false display of a feeling or quality.

A habitually lazy or inactive person.

Moving, responding, or developing with little speed or energy.