CONSTRINGED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

constringed

verb

past tense of constringe

as in compressed

to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together a styptic pencil stops the bleeding by constringing the small blood vessels at the site of cut

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Experts note thin conviction and compressed volatility due to summer illiquidity, with some expecting consolidation to persist for weeks.

— Charles Lloyd Bovaird II, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Picture 15 days of clothing – three pairs of pants, eight shirts, two sweaters, the works – compressed down to a single carry-on.

— Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of compressed

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Some of that material condensed into tiny droplets called spherules, which spread around the planet before falling back through Earth's atmosphere at several miles per second.

— Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The following interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length; it was conducted via translator.

— Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 27 July 2026

Definition of condensed

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But attorneys and housing advocates who work with struggling homeowners say household budgets are being squeezed from several directions.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026
Io is repeatedly squeezed and stretched by Jupiter and the gravitational pulls of neighboring moons Europa and Ganymede.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of squeezed

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OpenAI’s paper improves the best estimate for how tightly these balls can possibly be packed.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
Video footage captured the incident in the village of Arkhipo-Osipovka near Gelendzhik, where the beach was packed with visitors at the time of the strike.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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