Constringed example sentences

constrained

adjective

constrained (adjective)

  - appearing forced or overly controlled:

  - severely restricted in scope, extent, or activity:

con·strain

verb

constrained (past tense) · constrained (past participle)

  - compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action:

  - severely restrict the scope, extent, or activity of:

  - bring about (something) by compulsion:

  - confine forcibly; imprison:

Synonyms

unnatural, awkward, mannered, artificial, wooden, stilted, strained, forced, contrived, labored, inhibited, repressed, uneasy, embarrassed, restrained, reserved, reticent, guarded, distant, aloof, cold, cool, standoffish, relaxed, compel, force, coerce, drive, impel, oblige, require, press, push, pressure, pressurize, urge, bully, dragoon, browbeat, railroad, bulldoze, steamroller, hustle, restrict, limit, curb, check, restrain, regulate, contain, confine, restrain, restrict, impede, hamstring, balk, frustrate, stifle, hinder, hamper, check, retard, cramp, chain, imprison, incarcerate, intern, trammel

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