constrainverb [ T often passive ]
uk/kənˈstreɪn/us/kənˈstreɪn/C2 to control and limit something:
The country's progress was constrained by a leader who refused to look forward.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimit
- delimitation
- hamstring
- hedge
- infringe
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- restrain
- stabilizer
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