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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| confining | x/x | Adjective, Verb |
| restricting | x/x | Verb, Adjective, Verb |
| constrictive | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| constraining | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| limiting | /xx | Noun, Noun, Verb |
| repressive | x/x | Verb, Adjective |
| inhibitory | x/xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| suppressive | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| sumptuary | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| regulative | /xxx | Adjective, Adjective |
| protective | x/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| draconian | x/xx | Adjective |
| restriction | x/x | Noun |
| rigid | /x | Adjective |
| inflexible | x/xx | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| exclusionary | x/xxx | Noun |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| burdensome | /xx | Adjective |
| stringent | /x | Adjective |
| permissive | x/x | Adjective |
| legalistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| stifling | /x | Noun |
| strict | / | Adjective |
| archaic | x/x | Name |
| impractical | x/xx | Adjective |
| strictures | /x | Noun |
| obstructive | x/x | Adjective |
| prohibitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| problematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| discriminatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| unworkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| prescriptive | x/x | Adjective |
| arbitrary | /xxx | Adjective |
| outmoded | x/x | Adjective |
| unreasonable | x/xx | Adjective |
| anachronistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| unhealthy | x/x | Adjective |
| overly | /xx | Adverb |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective |
| censorious | /x/x | Adjective |
| unwieldy | x/x | Adjective |
| tight | / | Adjective |
| antiquated | /xxx | Adjective |
| dictatorial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| expansive | x/x | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| ambiguous | x/xx | Adjective |
| excessive | x/x | Adjective |
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| undesirable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| illiberal | x/xx | Adjective |
| unfair | x/ | Adjective |
| dogmatic | x/x | Adjective |
| unrealistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| capricious | x/x | Adjective |
| punitive | /xx | Adjective |
| unnecessary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| inhumane | xx/ | Adjective |
| stultifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| intrusive | x/x | Adjective |
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective |
| constrictions | x/x | Noun |
| formalistic | /x/x | Adjective |
| disadvantageous | xxx/x | Adjective |
| inequitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| ineffective | xx/x | Adjective |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| limitation | xx/x | Noun |
| unrestricted | xx/x | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| regressive | x/x | Adjective |
| rigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| reductive | x/x | Adjective |
| convoluted | /xxx | Adjective |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| forbidding | x/x | Verb |
| loosening | /xx | Noun |
| imprecise | /xx | Noun |
| unconventional | xx/xx | Adjective |
| suboptimal | xxxx | Adjective |
| expensive | x/x | Adjective |
| harsh | / | Adjective |
| clunky | /x | Adjective |
| coercive | x/x | Adjective |
| looser | /x | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| wasteful | /x | Adjective |
| autocratic | xx/x | Adjective |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| straitjacket | /xx | Noun |
| authoritarian | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| exploitative | x/xx | Adjective |
| unconstrained | xx/ | Adjective |
| vague | / | Adjective |
| lenient | /xx | Adjective |
| undemocratic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| simplistic | x/x | Adjective |
| unhelpful | x/x | Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| hypocritical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| iniquitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| monopolistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| overbroad | /x/ | Adjective |
| delimited | x/xx | Adjective |
| bound | / | Adjective |
| inclosed | x/ | Verb |
| enclosed | x/ | Verb |
| definitive | x/xx | Adjective |
| tied | / | Verb |
| qualified | /xx | Adjective |
| destined | /x | Verb |
| cutoff | /x | Noun |
| terminate | /xx | Verb |
| compact | /x | Noun |
| determinable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| conforming | x/x | Verb |
| determinant | x/xx | Noun |
| normative | /xx | Adjective |
| conditional | x/xx | Adjective |
| formal | /x | Adjective |
| compulsory | x/xx | Adjective |
| exclusive | x/x | Adjective |
| determinate | x/xx | Adjective |
| certain | /x | Adjective |
| inner | /x | Adjective |
| controllable | x/xx | Adjective |
| covered | /x | Verb |
| terminable | /xxx | Noun |
| definite | /xx | Adjective |
| covenants | /xx | Noun |
| unnecessarily | x/xxxx | Adverb |
| dieting | /xx | Noun |
| modifier | /xxx | Noun |
| licensing | /xx | Noun |
| zoning | /x | Noun |
| clauses | /x | Noun |
| quotas | /x | Noun |
| emotionality | /xx/xx | Noun |
| strabismus | //x | Noun |
| compelling | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| constraint | x/ | Noun |
| enforceable | x/xx | Adjective |
| exhaustive | x/x | Adjective |
| inclusionary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| lax | / | Adjective, Noun |
| liberalized | /xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| mandatory | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| narrow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| nondiscriminatory | /x/xxxx | Adjective |
| obligatory | x/xxx | Adjective |
| pressing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| reductionist | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| restraint | x/ | Noun |
| rigour | // | Noun |
| severe | x/ | Adjective, Noun |
| sinking | /x | Noun |
| thrifty | /x | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| breakeven | /xx | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| save | / | Verb, Noun |
