Constriction Synonyms and Antonyms

kən-strĭkshən
The act of constricting
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. narrowing
  2. stricture
  3. compression
  4. bottleneck
  5. reduction
  6. chokepoint
That which constricts
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. choking
  2. compression
  3. coarctation
  4. stricture
  5. squeezing
  6. coercion
  7. tightness
  8. hindrance
  9. inhibition
  10. knot
  11. obstruction
  12. binding
  13. oppression
  14. stenosis
  15. squeeze
  16. strain
  17. strangulation
  18. tightening
Antonyms:
  1. opening
Synonyms:
(Adjective)
  1. constricted
  2. constringent
  3. restrained

Words Related to Constriction

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Constriction Sentence Examples

  • There is also felt a sense of constriction in the pharynx, due to the action of the drug on its muscular fibres.

  • This allows you to run, play and swim at leisure, without any tight constriction to hamper you.

  • Pieces of paper punctured with small holes are placed over the trays in which the hatching goes on; and the worms, immediately they burst their shell, creep through these openings to the light, and thereby scrape off any fragments of shell which, adhering to the skin, would kill them by constriction.

  • When a corolla is gamopetalous it usually happens that the lower portion forms a tube, while the upper parts are either free or partially united, so as to form a common limb, the point of union of the two portions being the throat, which often exhibits a distinct constriction or dilatation.

  • It is thought to work by causing constriction of the cerebral blood vessels.

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