constraints

noun

plural of constraint
1
as in restrictions
something that limits one's freedom of action or choice put legal constraints on the board's activities

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2
as in pressures
the use of power to impose one's will on another parental constraint can take several different forms, including a denial of the approval that children usually seek from their parents

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Recent Examples of constraints Past Microsoft quarters were held back by capacity constraints that left Azure revenue on the table. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 July 2026 Investors may have been weighing those positives against relatively soft numbers for services, and the continuing impact of supply constraints and memory costs. — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026 The 71-year-old filmmaker reflects on his influence, his early yakuza movies and why young directors should embrace constraints before chasing Cannes. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 State law even allows for possible increases in local sales taxes, though there are meaningful constraints. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 Under similar constraints each of the past two summers, Preller managed to deal his way to a postseason appearance. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Device fragmentation, network variability, OS-level constraints, battery states and memory limits are not edge cases. — Jim Douglas, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Over the weekend of July 18 to July 19, OpenAI employees began to see signs in their systems that the agent had escaped from the testing constraints. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 29 July 2026 The Saudis can reroute that oil north through the Suez Canal, but the largest, fully laden oil tankers can’t get through that way because of depth constraints, noted Natasha Kaneva, head of global commodities strategy at JPMorgan. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for constraints
  1. restrictions
  2. pressures
  3. limitations
  4. compulsions
Noun
  • Nonprofit experts told the Herald/Times earlier this year that the foundation’s actions could jeopardize its tax-exempt status because of the strict restrictions on how nonprofits can engage in politics or lobbying.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • When devices are set up for children, parents would set the child's age, which would automatically trigger certain restrictions required by the state.
    — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of restrictions
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  • In September 2024, state economists attributed the drop in play to a decline in scratch-off sales as consumers faced inflationary pressures coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic period, which saw a spike in Lottery purchases.
    — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • The behaviors that the system can demand overlap with several core wealth-building practices, including deliberate spending, diversified income and the ability to protect long-term goals from immediate pressures.
    — Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of pressures
Noun
  • Satellites in certain orbits can receive near-continuous solar exposure, enabling uninterrupted renewable energy generation without many of the atmospheric limitations on Earth.
    — Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Aslexandria Holloway didn’t place limitations on her students.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of limitations
Noun
  • The real question is whether Pennsylvania and cities like Pittsburgh want skill games and other gambling opportunities to be widespread and unavoidable for people who struggle with compulsions to gamble.
    — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
  • These obsessions lead you to do repetitive behaviors, also called compulsions.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
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“Constraints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constraints. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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