Synonyms of constraints

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• restrictions
• limitations
• restraints
• conditions
• strictures
• curbs
• prohibitions
• fetters
• exceptions
• checks
• circumscriptions
• stipulations
• strings
• qualifications
• reservations
• provisos
• bans
• provisoes
• proscriptions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• freedoms
• latitudes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pressures
• compulsions
• violences
• intimidations
• coercions
• fears
• forces
• threats
• stresses
• strengths
• arm-twistings
• duresses
• terrors
• muscles
• menaces
• swords
• squeezes
• potencies
• mights
• browbeatings
• terrorisms
• puissances
• bulldozings
• squeeze plays
• self-wills
• strains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreements
• permissions
• approvals
• consents
• reasons
• persuasions
• suasions