curbed
Kept in check
Curbed means checked, restrained, or held back.
A curbed impulse or curbed spending has been brought under control: She curbed her enthusiasm until the deal was final.
In its literal sense, curbed describes something fitted with a curb—a raised edge along a street or path: a curbed driveway.
Confirmed by examination
- reined inRestrained or controlled
- held backKept from advancing
- suppressedForcibly held down
- containedKept within limits
controlled · inhibited · bridled · tempered · moderated · constrained · subdued · stifled
Limited in scope
- curtailedCut short prematurely
- reducedMade less in amount
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- cut backReduce or curtail
scaled back · trimmed · pared · contracted · constrained · bounded · narrowed · capped
Street-edge paving block
- kerbstoneStone edging a street
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- pavementHard road covering
edging · roadside · drainage · parking · street · concrete · granite · asphalt
Need for nourishment
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- desireIntense wanting
- urgeStrong inner drive
- temptationUrge toward the unwise
impulse · indulgence · moderation · portion control · willpower · satiated · satisfied
Plan for spending
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- cutbackPlanned reduction in spending
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- belt-tighteningReducing expenditures deliberately
frugality · economizing · thrift · fiscal restraint · cost-cutting · deficit reduction · rationing
checked
Confirmed by examination
- reined inRestrained or controlled
- held backKept from advancing
- suppressedForcibly held down
contained · controlled · inhibited · bridled · tempered · moderated · constrained · subdued · stifled · harnessed
restricted
Limited in scope
- curtailedCut short prematurely
- reducedMade less in amount
- diminishedMade or became smaller
cut back · scaled back · trimmed · pared · contracted · constrained · bounded · narrowed · capped · tightened
curbstone
Street-edge paving block
pavement · edging · roadside · drainage · parking · street · concrete · granite · asphalt · bump
hunger
Need for nourishment
temptation · impulse · indulgence · moderation · portion control · willpower · satiated · satisfied
budget
Plan for spending
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
- cutbackPlanned reduction in spending
- savingsAccumulated money kept
belt-tightening · frugality · economizing · thrift · fiscal restraint · cost-cutting · deficit reduction · rationing
- controlledcontrolled, managed, regulated, restrained, contained
- restrainedrestrained, reserved, subdued, controlled, muted
- checked patternsplaid, gingham, tartan, houndstooth, buffalo check
curbedunleashed
Released from confinement
unrestrained · unchecked · unbridled · unrestricted · uncontrolled
curbedencouraged
Gave support and confidence
promoted · fostered · facilitated · stimulated · assisted
- kicks to the curbRejects abruptly and completely
- kicked to the curbCast aside abruptly
- curb appealProperty's visual attractiveness outside
- kicking to the curbForcefully ending a relationship
- curb serviceOrders delivered to parked vehicles
- curb cutSloped sidewalk-to-street transition