constrictive
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7.1
- adjective
- /kənˈstrɪktɪv/
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restrictivo
- Her very low self-esteem is the result of Bernarda's dominance and constrictive sense of mothering.
Examples
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The regulations were so constrictive that they stifled innovation in the technology sector.
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Like, I love the idea of it, but to put it on is really, to me very constrictive and a problem.
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While I definitely believe in living well within your means, I find most budgets too constrictive.
Blog text (22) -
If the energy around something feels very depleting or shrinking or constrictive, I step away from it.
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Given the danger of espionage, a secrecy system can become so constrictive that information is effectively withheld from those who need it.
Academic text (1997) -
The medieval pattern of study and its latter-day successor, the classical curriculum of our nineteenth-century colleges, are regarded as narrow, parochial, and constrictive of academic freedom in the name of religious dogma.
Academic text (1999) -
Many students find traditional grading systems too constrictive, as they limit creativity and originality.
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Her upbringing was constrictive, prohibiting her from exploring new interests or friendships.
Synonyms
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4.7
Limits what people can do by rules or laws
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7.0
Limiting people's freedom to speak or act
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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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6.5
Causes people to feel limited and unable to act freely
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6.8
Helping to control actions by rules or laws
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6.3
Makes someone or something unable to act freely
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8.4
Stopping or limiting actions by law
Becoming more limited and reducing people's choices or freedoms
That makes something difficult to do or slow to happen
Kept within limits by careful management
Antonyms
How Restrictive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Constrictive comes from the parts con- ('together') and strict- from an old Latin word meaning 'to pull tight', the same idea you can see in the simple English word string. So a constrictive job or rule 'pulls things tight' and limits freedom or choices, which is why we use it for things that feel limiting.