constrict[verb]Synonyms: contract, compress, concentrate, condense, shrink, constringe, narrow
Antonyms: expand
Contrasted words: enlarge, expand, increase, maximize, broaden, dilate, distend, widen
Related Words: curb,
restrain,
circumscribe,
confine,
limit,
restrict,
gather,
plait,
pucker,
compress,
constrain,
squeeze,
astringe [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
con‧strict /kənˈstrɪkt/
verb[
Date: 1700-1800;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of constringere; ⇒ constrain]
1. [intransitive and transitive] to make something narrower or tighter, or to become narrower or tighter:
Caffeine constricts the blood vessels in your body. Linda’s throat constricted and she started to cry.2. [transitive] to limit someone’s freedom to do what they want
Synonym : restrict:
Fear of crime constricts many people’s lives.—constricted adjective—constriction /-ˈstrɪkʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲