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con·strained
 constrained
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
held back, confined, or limited.
I can't sleep in a sleeping bag because I feel too constrained.Feeling constrained by his conflicting emotions, he could not decide what to do.These artists felt constrained by the currently accepted styles of the time.- antonyms:
- spontaneous
- similar words:
- controlled, restrained
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definition 2: |
artificially stiff; awkward.
When the couple finally agreed to meet at the lawyer's office, there was a constrained silence between them.- antonyms:
- easy, spontaneous
- similar words:
- stiff
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definition 3: |
forced; compelled.
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related words: |
indebted |
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derivation: |
constrainedly (adv.) |
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