Constrain synonyms
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To necessitate or require, as by force of circumstance; demand:
To make (something) necessary or unavoidable; involve or imply as a necessary condition, outcome, etc.
To kill by cutting off the supply of air from; suffocate; smother; choke
force (related)
To gain by the use of force or coercion:
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Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
To bring about by using force; enforce
Compress means to press together, or to make something more compact.
To confine is to impose limits or restrictions, or to prevent someone from leaving.
To restrict the scope or freedom of; cramp:
To refuse to believe; reject:
Deprive is defined as to withhold or take something away from.
To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt:
Distress is defined as causing someone to feel anxious or depressed, or to finish a piece of furniture in a way that makes it look old or worn.
The definition of impel is to force something to happen or to cause someone to do something.
(--- Chemistry) To prevent or decrease the rate of (a reaction).
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(Mathematics, intransitive) To have a limit in a particular set.
The definition of oblige is to compel, force or obligate someone to do something by force, or to do as someone wishes, or to be indebted to someone.
To keep down by the cruel or unjust use of power or authority; rule harshly; tyrannize over
To ravish is to take someone by force, to force someone to engage in sexual intercourse or to experience extreme happiness.
To put down or subdue by force:
To prevent or prohibit beyond a certain limit or by restriction:
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To make secure (in all the above senses).
Squash is to squeeze something to make it smaller, or to crush an idea, or push down an emotion.
To subjugate (a region or people, for example) by military force.
To press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly
To break (a law, rule, promise, etc.); fail to keep or observe; infringe on
release (antonym)
To set free from confinement or bondage:
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free (antonym)
Free means to release or let go.
To arrange or agree to:
To bind by a contract, promise, sense of duty, etc.; put under obligation
To force or try to force, as by influence or persuasion:
To put a bit into the mouth of (a horse)
To operate or apply a brake.
To control or restrain:
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To have and keep possession of something.
To control, restrict, or arrest
To remain in a state or condition; stay:
rein (back
To control, restrict, or arrest
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In a particular relationship:
or up)
To control, restrict, or arrest
To steer (the wheels of a vehicle) to make a turn.
attack (related)
To use force against in order to harm; start a fight with; strike out at with physical or military force; assault
restraint (related)
To control, restrict, or arrest
tighten (related)
To make or become tight or tighter
restrict
To add a legal claim or other obligation
To burden in a troublesome way
circumscribe (related)
unconstrain (related)
dictate (related)
characterize (related)
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determine (related)
characterise (related)
complicate (related)
perturb (related)
mediate (related)
define (related)
impede (related)
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Find another word for constrain. In this page you can discover 70 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for constrain, like: compel, enforce, restrain, necessitate, hold back, stifle, force, check, clasp, coerce and compress.