121 entries under restrained topic. ×

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mediocre(adjective, good, dull, mean, simple)
7
middling(adjective, simple, reasonable, moderate, sensible)
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so-so(adjective, dull, simple, reasonable, sensible)
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tolerable(adjective, good, reasonable, moderate, honest)
6
unadorned(adjective, hard, simple, severe, clean)
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adequate(adjective, good, reasonable, moderate, sensible)
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dry(adjective, dull, simple, plain, pure)
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medium(adjective, reasonable, moderate, sensible, mild)
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natural(adjective, simple, clean, plain, informal)
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paltry(adjective, reasonable, slight, lower, poor)
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passable(adjective, good, reasonable, moderate, sensible)
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sensible(adjective, reasonable, moderate, honest, mild)
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trifling(adjective, weak, soft, reasonable, slight)
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abstemious(reasonable, pure, chaste, self-controlled)
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balmy(adjective, reasonable, moderate, mild, agreeable)
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cool(adjective, close, quiet, reasonable, moderate)
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fair to middling(expression, adjective, idiom, good, reasonable)
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piddling(adjective, reasonable, slight, moderate, poor)
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balanced(adjective, reasonable, moderate, sensible)
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bland(adjective, reasonable, sensible, plain)
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