📖 Definitions of "Constricting"
verb
- 1
To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
- 2
To limit or restrict.
🔄 Synonyms of "Constricting"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tightverb | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| narrowverb | Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. |
| constrictive | That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction. |
| bindingnoun | (of an agreement, contract, etc.) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured. |
| narrowingnoun | The process of becoming narrow. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Constricting"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bindingnoun | (of an agreement, contract, etc.) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured. |
| narrowverb | Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. |
| narrowingnoun | The process of becoming narrow. |
| tightverb | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| limitnoun | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| constrictionnoun | The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts. |
| constrictionsnoun | The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts. |
| constrainingnoun | The act by which something is constrained. |
| constrainverb | (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine. |
| constrainsverb | (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine. |
| confiningverb | limiting; restrictive |
| restrictive | Confining, limiting, containing within defined bounds. |
| constrained | Kept within close bounds; confined. |
| restrictingverb | Serving to restrict. |
| tightnessnoun | The quality or degree of being tight. |
| constraintsnoun | Something that constrains; a restriction. |
| tighteningnoun | The act or process of making more tight. |
| suffocating | That tends to suffocate the target(s); so overwhelming and lethal or life-threatening as to suffocate; suffocative. |
| constraintnoun | Something that constrains; a restriction. |
| restrictionnoun | A regulation or limitation that restricts. |
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