straitened 1 of 2

adjective

as in pinched

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straitened

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verb

past tense of straiten
as in reduced

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straitened
  1. reduced
  2. insolvent
  3. bankrupt
Adjective
  • The house arrest applies only to his reduced six-year sentence in the first trial.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • It’s found to result in improved coping, increased mental clarity, better emotion regulation, reduced depression, and ironically less loneliness.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of reduced
Adjective
  • You're considered insolvent when your total debts exceed the fair market value of your assets immediately before the debt cancellation.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • However, with the trust fund for Social Security due to run out in a little over seven years, and Medicare to go insolvent in six and a half years, budget questions are pushing further up the agendas of both politicians and the public.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of insolvent
Adjective
  • While ethically bankrupt, it is often used to manufacture short-term consent or panic.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Google has agreed to additional privacy protections ​in the wake of its controversial acquisition of ‌business data from bankrupt Spirit Airlines, both the airline and unions representing former airline employees announced Tuesday.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of bankrupt
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“Straitened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straitened. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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