Synonyms of constrained

constrained 1 of 2

adjective

as in restrained

Related Words

• restrained
• inhibited
• repressed
• disciplined
• orderly
• controllable
• curbed
• manageable
• decorous
• tame
• subordinate
• governable
• subservient
• mannerly
• servile
• trainable
• teachable
• slavish
• obsequious
• mild
• handleable
• meek
• fawning
• disciplinable
• yielding
• gentle
• tractable
• obeisant
• amiable
• agreeable
• amenable
• dutiful
• acquiescent
• surrendering
• conformable
• kowtowing
• compliant
• obliging
• obedient
• docile
• submissive
• biddable
• soft
• placable
• duteous
• law-abiding

Dissimilar Words

• intractable
• contrary
• refractory
• recalcitrant
• defiant
• ungovernable
• rebellious
• unruly
• willful
• restive
• wayward
• noncompliant
• contumacious
• disobedient
• balky
• obstreperous
• mutinous
• unyielding
• uncontrollable
• rebel
• insubordinate
• stubborn
• obstinate
• obdurate
• untoward
• wild
• unmanageable
• resistant
• peevish
• insurgent
• dogged
• unamenable
• headstrong
• hardheaded
• mulish
• perverse
• defiant
• bad
• incompliant
• disorderly
• froward
• balky
• undisciplined
• mischievous
• pigheaded
• errant
• naughty
• self-willed
• impudent
• insolent
• nonconformist
• dissident
• rude
• disrespectful
• impolite
• misbehaving
• ill-bred
• ill-mannered

constrained

2 of 2

verb

past tense of constrain

1

as in compelled

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

constrained by conscience to tell only the truth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compelled
• forced
• coerced
• obliged
• obligated
• pressured
• impelled
• drove
• impressed
• pressed
• intimidated
• dragooned
• muscled
• sandbagged
• blackmailed
• made
• bullied
• blackjacked
• threatened
• cowed
• hectored
• twisted one's arm
• shamed
• dragged
• browbeat
• bulldozed
• menaced
• terrorized
• badgered
• harassed
• hounded
• high-pressured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• permitted
• allowed
• let
• moved
• induced
• convinced
• satisfied
• argued
• won (over)
• talked (into)
• persuaded
• prevailed (on or upon)

2

as in controlled

to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)

constrained his anger at the needless interruption

Synonyms & Similar Words

• controlled
• regulated
• contained
• restrained
• curbed
• kept
• measured
• stifled
• suppressed
• governed
• ruled
• inhibited
• tamed
• held
• checked
• stopped
• bridled
• pulled in
• interrupted
• reined (in)
• repressed
• hampered
• hindered
• impeded
• swallowed
• strangled
• smothered
• muffled
• held back
• obstructed
• blocked
• choked (back)
• minced
• arrested
• silenced
• squelched
• sank
• bottled (up)
• pocketed
• handcuffed
• muzzled
• gagged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• liberated
• loosened
• expressed
• unleashed
• aired
• took out
• loosed
• vented

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of constrained

Adjective

The Northeast remained disciplined, constrained and fundamentally sound while other markets chased momentum. — Wesley Carpenter, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Every year lost to delay is another year of constrained growth, postponed industrial investment, and missed economic opportunity that severely impacts current and future competitiveness. — Andreas Schierenbeck, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Vessels need to be extraordinarily careful navigating such constrained channels. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 June 2026

Dell’s higher 2027 revenue guidance was the result of greater demand for DRAM and NAND chips, combined with constrained supply, said Katherine Murphy at Goldman Sachs. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 1 June 2026

Verb

In a seller’s market, however, he might be constrained by a dearth of prospect capital and some reluctance to trade from the back of his big-league bullpen. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 26 July 2026

The total addressable market, while large, is finite — and international sales are likely to be constrained by the understandable preference for local vendors wherever national security is concerned. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Many of the students who received those bikes were Black kids who’d been made to grow up too fast, who’d been constrained by circumstances their whole lives. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 July 2026

Some are owner-operators who call the shots at their own businesses, while others are constrained by platform rules or client contracts. — Maria Flynn, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Maher’s view is that Trump has become less threatening as his second term has progressed, which may surprise those who fear the president is currently at his most powerful and least constrained. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 July 2026

Heading into the 2024 election, Hanania maintained that Trump would be constrained by the people around him, despite the abundant evidence to the contrary. — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

The city also is constrained in taxing because about 1,500 properties — including state offices, hospitals and religious institutions — are exempt from paying local property taxes. — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

His ability to implement policies aimed at boosting economic growth — such as reindustrialization, building more social housing and taking greater public control of utilities — will also be severely constrained by weak government finances. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026