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constrictive
con·strict C0591100 (kən-strĭkt′)v. con·strict·ed, con·strict·ing, con·stricts v.tr.1. To make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing.2. To squeeze or compress.3. To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp: lives constricted by poverty.v.intr. To become constricted.
[Latin cōnstringere, cōnstrict-, to compress; see constrain.]
con·stric′tive adj.con·stric′tive·ly adv.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | constrictive - (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedomconstricting, narrowingnarrow - not wide; "a narrow bridge"; "a narrow line across the page" | | 2. | constrictive - restricting the scope or freedom of actionconfining, constraining, limiting, restrictingrestrictive - serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments" |
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Related to constrictive: constrictive pericarditisSynonyms for constrictiveadj (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedomSynonymsRelated Wordsadj restricting the scope or freedom of actionSynonyms- confining
- constraining
- limiting
- restricting
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