CRAMPED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CRAMPED?

Need another word that means the same as “cramped”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “cramped” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Cramped” are: restricted, confined, constricted, small, crabbed, pinched, close, shaky, scribbled, laboured, illegible, unreadable, indecipherable

Cramped as an Adjective

Definitions of "Cramped" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “cramped” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Suffering from cramp.
• Constricted in size.
• Uncomfortably small or restricted.
• (of handwriting) small and difficult to read.
• Inhibiting the development of someone or something.

Synonyms of "Cramped" as an adjective (13 Words)

close	Narrowly enclosed. Paid close attention.
confined	Not free to move about. Her fear of confined spaces.
constricted	Drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically. People seek an environment where they don t feel constricted.
crabbed	(of style) contorted and difficult to understand. Crabbed legal language.
illegible	Not clear enough to be read. Illegible handwriting.
indecipherable	Not easily deciphered. Indecipherable scrawls.
laboured	Lacking natural ease. One of Alan s laboured jokes.
pinched	Sounding as if the nose were pinched. Small pinched faces.
restricted	Restricted in meaning as e g man in a tall man. The mechanism of restricted virus replication.
scribbled	Written or drawn carelessly or hurriedly. Pages of scribbled notes.
shaky	Not secure; beset with difficulties. Seemed shaky on her feet.
small	Have fine or very small constituent particles. A rather small amount of money.
unreadable	Too dull or difficult to be worth reading. Unreadable handwriting.

Usage Examples of "Cramped" as an adjective

• Staff had to work in cramped conditions.
• There is no way a computer will be able to decipher my cramped handwriting.
• Cramped quarters.
• Rest your cramped arms for a moment.
• He felt cramped in a large organization.
• Trying to bring children up in cramped high-rise apartments.

Associations of "Cramped" (30 Words)

adequacy	The quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily. The adequacy of testing procedures.
confined	Not invading healthy tissue. Her fear of confined spaces.
deficient	Having mental disabilities. Deficient in common sense.
inadequacy	Lack of an adequate quantity or number. The inadequacy of available resources.
inadequate	Of insufficient quantity to meet a need. These labels prove to be wholly inadequate.
incompleteness	The state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect. The study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research.
inferior	Of low or inferior quality. Inferior alveolar artery.
insufficient	Of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement. There was insufficient evidence to convict him.
lacking	Inadequate in amount or degree. The students are not lacking in intellectual ability.
limited	Not unlimited. A limited list of choices.
meager	Deficient in amount or quality or extent. Meager resources.
meagerly	To a meager degree or in a meager manner. These voices are meagerly represented at the conference.
measly	Contemptibly small in amount. Three measly votes.
minus	Having a negative electric charge. Minus 5 degrees.
missing	(of a person) not yet traced or confirmed as alive, but not known to be dead, after an accident or during wartime. A quantity of cash has gone missing.
paucity	An insufficient quantity or number. A paucity of information.
pittance	A pious bequest to a religious house or order to provide extra food and wine at particular festivals, or on the anniversary of the benefactor’s death. He paid his workers a pittance.
rareness	Noteworthy scarcity.
rarity	Noteworthy scarcity. To take the morning off was a rarity.
scant	Barely sufficient or adequate. The press regularly scants a host of issues relating to safety and health.
scanty	(of clothing) revealing the body. They paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families.
scarce	Scarcely. The freshwater shrimp becomes scarce in soft water.
short	Create a short circuit in. A short holiday.
sparse	Scanty; in short supply. Trees were sparse.
subsist	Support oneself. The peace subsisted between 1303 and 1324.
substandard	Falling short of some prescribed norm. Substandard spellings.
undermanned	Inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
undersized	Smaller than normal for its kind. The undersized cubs may not survive the winter.
unsatisfactory	Not giving satisfaction. Her performance proved to be unsatisfactory.
wanting	Inadequate in amount or degree. The English batting technique has been found wanting.