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constricting

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of constricting

the act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing

the constant constricting of the animal's throat had caused permanent damage

Synonyms of constricting

compacting, compaction, compression, condensation, condensing, constriction, contracting, contraction, squeeze, squeezing, telescoping

Words Related to constricting

abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, shortening

concentration, consolidation

simplification, streamlining

decreasing, diminishment, lessening

Near Antonyms of constricting

dilation, dispersion, dissipation, scattering

distension (or distention), inflation, swelling

Antonyms of constricting

decompression, expansion

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