constraining
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6.3
- adjective
- /kənˈstreɪnɪŋ/
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restrictivo
- Some regulations can be overly constraining, limiting innovation in the industry.
- too constraining
- less constraining
You know, you, you want to deliver a corrective message in the most constrained possible manner.
- You know, you, you want to deliver a corrective message in the most constrained possible manner.
- A climate constrained world, maybe a climate really disrupted world.
- You have to synthesize this information and you have to come up with a coherent, constrained narrative.
- So for example, think about why it's difficult to add apartments in housing constrained areas.
- So the first case is when you're in very constrained environments, and this may be such as booting up a computer.
- It's so much more comfortable than wearing all these constraining.
Examples
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So this business of being choosy is constrained by time.
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Opportunities for hands-on experiences and mentor relationships can provide the necessary spark to ignite a student's imagination, creativity, and motivation to excel, whereas the regular classroom experience may be too constraining.
Academic text (1991) -
So I could start to see how constraining goals were from this past base part.
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I'm just very, not very good at being constrained in any way.
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It's free to move in two directions and constrained in its third direction.
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There are issues, though, in terms of those choices are constrained by availability.
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However, scaffolding can limit growth and actually cause students to disengage if it is too constraining or if there is no progression toward increasing independence.
Academic text (2012) -
The strict rules at the camp felt too constraining for the adventurous students.
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Her parents' expectations were constraining, preventing her from pursuing her true passions.
Synonyms
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2.1
To control how much or how often something happens
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3.1
Limit how much people can use or access something
215
4.2
Keep someone or something within limits, for example in a small space
106
4.8
To keep something within set limits, for example in a room or a topic
104
3.7
Stop something from growing or spreading
86
4.6
Hold a person or thing so it cannot move freely
73
3.5
To limit or control something to stop it getting worse
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5.6
To limit what someone can do or how they can act
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6.2
To restrain someone with chains or limit their freedom
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5.8
Force strict rules on people or groups
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4.2
To use strict rules and punishments to stop bad or illegal actions
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5.3
Take strong action to stop something bad or illegal
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4.7
To stop a person or thing from moving, acting freely and making choices
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3.5
Keeping someone or something from having full freedom and many choices
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5.6
That limits someone's freedom or ability to move
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6.9
To make too many rules that limit businesses or activities
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4.8
Stop someone from acting or making decisions
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6.5
Causes people to feel limited and unable to act freely
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7.2
To limit someone's freedom, power, or plans
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8.0
To stop someone completely from acting freely
Becoming more limited and reducing people's choices or freedoms
To limit someone's freedom or creativity
To limit something more than needed so it has less freedom
Antonyms
How Restrictive
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6.3
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3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Constraining comes from Latin parts con- ('together') and stringere ('to tighten'), and it is like the common word string, so imagine being tied up or pulled tight. So, something constraining 'binds' or 'limits' what you can do, which is why it means making your freedom smaller.