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

Confining Employees To Rigid Roles As a business grows, team members with rigid, constrained scopes may stop working or supporting others outside their existing scope. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Oct. 2026

The models were being tested for hacking capabilities in an isolated testing environment with constrained network access and had their normal safety checks off as a result, according to the company. — Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 14 Oct. 2026

Analysts anticipate that gold prices will remain constrained in the short term by a strong US dollar and elevated US Treasury yields. — CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Shorter seasons, constrained budgets, fragmented audiences, an industry wary of grand and divisive political statements yet eager for high craft — all of it results in television that manages risk instead of confronting it. — Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Without competitive energy systems, industrial leadership will remain constrained regardless of innovation strength. — Can Dinçer, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

Despite its sweeping celestial setting, the whole series was constrained, relying on face-to-face conversations in tiny offices to convey plot, and action scenes that often looked like scuffles in a blocky, dark, half-convincing cave. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

When capacity becomes constrained, escalate early enough to preserve options. — Anoush Shamaei, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Yet the cities and the outlying suburbs keep growing, spreading in all directions until they’re constrained by geography or bureaucracy or Indigenous sovereignty. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

With two 16-letter spanners, the grid was fairly constrained, and everything mostly fell into place. — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

About one in five respondents said operating costs, including tokens, have constrained their AI use. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

But actors of color, Tran said, start with a bigger mountain to climb, with fewer roles available and many still constrained by stereotypes. — Chaseedaw Giles, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026

The International Energy Agency warned this month that diesel supplies will likely remain constrained well into 2027. — Spencer Kimball,deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains dangerous and constrained, prolonging uncertainty over oil supplies and fuel prices. — Cathy Bussewitz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026