Synonyms for

Constraining

Verb / kʌˈnstreɪnɪŋ / Another word for constraining — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Constraining means limiting or restricting someone or something.

Synonyms & similar words

restrain limiting tighten constrain tightenup constrictive restricting confining stiffen cumber encumber restricting limiting restraining confining constricting hampering impeding hindering curbing checking preventing repressing suppressing stifling strangling choking suffocating oppressing handcuffing

Example sentences

  1. The rules were constraining our creativity.
  2. The small room was constraining our movements.
  3. The tight shoes were constraining his feet.
  4. The low ceiling was constraining the tall man's posture.
  5. The budget cuts were constraining the company's growth.

Quotes

  • The very first step towards success in any occupation is to become interested in it. But when you have overcome the first hurdle, when you have won a place in the ranks of the interested, you have entered a new and spacious world, a world where there are no limits to the possibilities of development and achievement. - B.C. Forbes
  • The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible. - Arthur C. Clarke
  • All the limits are self-imposed. - Ernest Holmes

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