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

Study how the constrained labs built, and then apply those lessons with American compute behind them. — Mark Minevich, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

The skills that defined the role, from customer understanding and feature prioritization to roadmap negotiation, were shaped by constrained capacity. — Pallavi Mahajan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 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

If it is blocked, both studios could emerge from the litigation having spent a year distracted and constrained while the rest of the industry moved forward. — Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

These guardrails have long constrained the drawing of congressional maps. — Yuripzy Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026

If the pipeline of new data centers slows, computing power will be constrained, and investors will (further) question whether the market has legs. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Should an order be reprioritized because inventory is constrained? — Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Waymo is currently more expensive than Uber and Lyft, but that’s largely because supply is artificially constrained and demand is high. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026

And these institutions are constrained by decades of procedural accumulation—rules and requirements added in response to yesterday’s problems and rarely removed even after the problem or the technology has changed. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

When China decides to boost imports again, the impact is likely to be felt in oil prices, particularly if Middle Eastern supply remains constrained. — Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Long-standing sanctions on Iran have severely constrained its access to international capital, particularly from Western financial institutions and markets. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026