Need another word that means the same as “constrict”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “constrict” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Constrict” are: constringe, narrow, compact, compress, contract, press, squeeze, become narrower, make narrower, tighten, become smaller, make smaller, shrink, draw in, choke, choke to death, suffocate, smother, stifle, impede, restrict, inhibit, obstruct, limit, interfere with, hinder, hamper, check, curb
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “constrict” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| become narrower | Enhance the appearance of. |
| become smaller | Enter or assume a certain state or condition. |
| check | Hold back as of a danger or an enemy check the expansion or influence of. Keep your receipt to check against your statement. |
| choke | Cause to retch or choke. The roads were choked with traffic. |
| choke to death | Check or slow down the action or effect of. |
| compact | Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily. The snow hardened and compacted. |
| compress | Alter the form of (data) to reduce the amount of storage necessary. In this chapter we compress into summary form the main findings. |
| constringe | Become tight or as if tight. |
| contract | Enter into a contractual arrangement. Kings obtained dispensations to enable them to contract politically advantageous matches. |
| curb | Lead a dog being walked near the curb to urinate or defecate in order to avoid soiling buildings pavements etc. She promised she would curb her temper. |
| draw in | Pass over, across, or through. |
| hamper | Prevent the progress or free movement of. He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather. |
| hinder | Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. Language barriers hindered communication between scientists. |
| impede | Be a hindrance or obstacle to. The sap causes swelling which can impede breathing. |
| inhibit | Make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally. The earnings rule inhibited some retired people from working. |
| interfere with | Come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle. |
| limit | Place limits on extent or amount or access. I limit you to two visits to the pub a day. |
| make narrower | Organize or be responsible for. |
| make smaller | Create or manufacture a man-made product. |
| narrow | Make or become more narrow or restricted. The road narrowed and crossed an old bridge. |
| obstruct | Commit the offence of intentionally hindering (a police officer. An indirect free kick is awarded for intentionally obstructing an opponent. |
| press | Apply pressure to a flower or leaf between sheets of paper in order to dry and preserve it. He pressed dinner invitations on her. |
| restrict | Place restrictions on. At first the Americans tried to restrict news of their involvement in Vietnam. |
| shrink | Become or make smaller in size or amount. Can you shrink this image. |
| smother | Deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion. The butter cream smothered the cake. |
| squeeze | Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space. He squeezed her for information. |
| stifle | Impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of. Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes. |
| suffocate | Suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of. She was suffocated by fumes from the boiler. |
| tighten | Narrow or limit. His arms tightened around her. |
| compact | Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily. Towns compact of wooden houses. |
| compactly | In a compact manner or state. He wrote compactly but clearly. |
| compendious | Containing or presenting the essential facts of something in a comprehensive but concise way. A compendious study. |
| compress | A pad of lint or other absorbent material pressed on to part of the body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding. A cold compress. |
| compressed | Reduced in volume by pressure. Compressed gas. |
| compressible | Capable of being compressed or made more compact. A compressible box. |
| compression | The process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together. |
| compressor | A mechanical device that compresses gasses. |
| concise | Expressing much in few words. A concise account of the country s history. |
| condense | Remove water from. Congress condensed the three year plan into a six month plan. |
| connote | (of a fact) imply as a consequence or condition. The term modern science usually connotes a complete openness to empirical testing. |
| constricted | Inhibited; restricted. A constricted blood vessel. |
| crowded | (of a space) full of people, leaving little or no room for movement; packed. A crowded program. |
| dense | Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter. She made her way through the dense undergrowth. |
| flatten | Defeat heavily in a contest. The landscape flattened. |
| minimize | Make small or insignificant. The aim is to minimize costs. |
| narrowed | Reduced in size as by squeezing together. Narrowed arteries impair blood circulation. |
| nonporous | Not porous; especially not having vessels that appear as pores. |
| packed | Filled to capacity. Stands jam packed with fans. |
| pressed | Compacted by ironing. Freshly pressed orange juice. |
| pressure | Exert pressure on someone through threats. Oil prices came under some downwards pressure. |
| refrigerant | Causing cooling or refrigeration. One of the refrigerant pipes had burst. |
| restrict | Place under restrictions limit access to by law. Cities can restrict groups of protesters from gathering on a residential street. |
| scope | A telescope microscope or other device having a name ending in scope. We widened the scope of our investigation. |
| squash | Edible fruit of a squash plant eaten as a vegetable. I squashed into the middle of the crowd. |
| squeeze | A twisting squeeze. Increased expenses put a squeeze on profits. |
| teeming | Abundantly filled with especially living things. She walked through the teeming streets. |
| thorough | Painstakingly careful and accurate. Thoroughgoing research. |
| tight | Pressed tightly together. The folk were far too tight to let anyone know. |
| wring | Obtain by coercion or intimidation. Wring the towels. |
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