constrictive

Examples

• All

• Wearing constrictive clothing can lead to discomfort.

• The new law was criticized for its constrictive effect on personal freedoms.

• The doctor warned that a constrictive bandage could slow blood flow to the injured area.

• The constrictive band around his arm made it difficult to move.

• This condition can also be aggravated by constrictive clothing.

• Remove any constrictive clothing or jewelry if you feel discomfort.

• The pilots had to wear constrictive pressure suits that restricted their movements.

Synonyms

C

constricting

vsconstrictive

1 6.5

Causes people to feel limited and unable to act freely

is about causing physical tightness or squeezing of space or movement

C

compressive

vsconstrictive

• Specialized

1 5.3

Relating to forces that press things together so they get smaller

is about narrowing or squeezing to limit movement or available space

C

confining

vsconstrictive

1 6.2

A space that is uncomfortably small and makes you feel trapped

involves actively making something tighter or squeezed rather than just feeling small

C

constraining

vsconstrictive

1 6.3

Makes someone or something unable to act freely

focuses on making movement or space physically tighter rather than limiting choices

C

contractionary

vsconstrictive

• Specialized

8.2

That causes muscles or tissues to become tighter and shorter

focuses on general squeezing of space or movement, not only muscles

C

contractive

vsconstrictive

7.3

Tending to make something smaller or bring parts closer together

acts by tightening or squeezing to restrict movement or space rather than just size

Antonyms

U

unrestrictive

5.2

Not making strict rules and allowing a lot of freedom

How Tight

crushing

1 6.0

constrictive

6.2

tight

6 1.0

to snug

4 3.5

loose

155 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology