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

Macs and iPads also remain constrained for the fourth quarter due to the ongoing memory shortage. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

Analysts have been questioning when and if high energy prices will ultimately drive demand destruction, easing pressures on constrained refineries, as the premium for refined products over crude remains at decade-highs. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026

Give it constrained work, require inspection, track defects, and compare cost savings against review time. — Gleb Tsipursky, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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

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

The world harvests about 4 billion cubic meters of wood each year, and demand is projected to approach 6 billion by 2050, but supply is already constrained. — Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026

Kwon adds that webcomic and webnovel creators bring valuable creative freedom because they are not constrained by the conventions of TV storytelling. — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026

That capacity gets redirected into customer experience and revenue lines previously constrained by cost. — Preeti Singh, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Political divisions within the United States and between Washington and its partners had constrained international efforts to contain Saddam. — S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026

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

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