There was a feeling of constraint in the room; no one dared to tell the king how foolish his decision was.
Source: tatoeba (2011)
Constraint
//kənˈstɹeɪnt//
Synonyms for "constraint" (183 found)
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Closest matches (37)
Strong matches (55)
denialdetachmentdisciplinediscreetnessdiscretiondispassiondistancedrivedrivingduressembarrassmentenforcementevennessexigencyexpressionlessnessforbearanceforceforcingfrigidityfrostiness
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frugalitygentlenessgoadgolden meangripguardednesshandicaphappy mediumhindranceicinessimpartialityimpassivenessimpassivityimpellingimpersonalityimpoundmentimpulseimpulsioninaccessibilityindependenceinevitabilityinhibitioninjunctioninterdictintroversionirresistibilityjudiciousnessjuste milieujuste-milieulegal restraintlenitylockupmeasuremeden aganmiddle way
Related words (91)
mildnessmoderatenessmoderationmoderationismmodestymonopolymotivenecessityneedneutralitynonviolencenothing in excessobligationobligementobstructionpacifismpenningpinchpossessionpress
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pressureprohibitionprotectionprotectionismprotective tariffprudencepushrash impulserationingreinremotenessrenouncementrenunciationreposerepressionreservereservednessrestraint of traderestrictionretardationreticencereticencyretirementretiring dispositionretrenchmentself-abnegationself-commandself-conquestself-controlself-denialself-disciplineself-governmentself-masteryself-possessionself-restraintserenityslowing downsobernesssobrietysophrosynespringspurstabilitystandoffishnesssteadinessstintstressstricturesubduednesssuppressiontariff walltemperancetemperatenessthought controltranquillityunaffabilityunapproachabilityuncongenialityundemonstrativenessunexcessivenessunexpansivenessunextravaganceunextremenessurgeurgencyvia mediaviolencewithdrawalwithdrawnness
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10 entriesTranslations
67 translations across 27 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- fre noun (something that constrains)
Arabic
1 entries- متطلب noun (something that constrains)
Bulgarian
1 entries- принуда noun (something that constrains)
Catalan
1 entries- restricció noun (something that constrains)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 約束 /约束 noun (something that constrains)
Dutch
4 entries- begrenzing noun (something that constrains)
- beperking noun (something that constrains)
- beperking noun (mathematics: condition to a solution)
- inperking noun (something that constrains)
Finnish
4 entries- ehto noun (mathematics: condition to a solution)
- raja noun (something that constrains)
- rajoite noun (something that constrains)
- rajoitus noun (something that constrains)
French
2 entries- contrainte noun (something that constrains)
- contrainte noun (mathematics: condition to a solution)
Galician
1 entries- restrición noun (something that constrains)
German
4 entries- Auflage noun (something that constrains)
- Bedingung noun (something that constrains)
- Befangenheit noun (something that constrains)
- Beschränkung noun (something that constrains)
Greek
1 entries- περιορισμός noun (something that constrains)
Hindi
1 entries- व्यवरोध noun (mathematics: condition to a solution)
Icelandic
1 entries- ófrelsi noun (something that constrains)
Italian
3 entries- costrizione noun (something that constrains)
- vincolo noun (something that constrains)
- vincolo noun (mathematics: condition to a solution)
Japanese
1 entries- 束縛 noun (something that constrains)
Malay
1 entries- kekangan noun (something that constrains)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- begrensning noun (something that constrains)
- beskrankning noun (mathematics: condition to a solution)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- باصقی noun (something that constrains)
Polish
4 entries- ograniczenie noun (something that constrains)
- ograniczenie noun (mathematics: condition to a solution)
- przymus noun (something that constrains)
- warunek noun (mathematics: condition to a solution)
Portuguese
3 entries- coação noun (something that constrains)
- compulsão noun (something that constrains)
- restrição noun (mathematics: condition to a solution)
Romanian
2 entries- constrângere noun (something that constrains)
- obligație noun (something that constrains)
Russian
2 entries- ограниче́ние noun (something that constrains)
- ограниче́ние noun (mathematics: condition to a solution)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- èiginn noun (something that constrains)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- ograničénje noun (something that constrains)
- ograničénje noun (something that constrains)
- usiljenost noun (something that constrains)
- усиљеност noun (something that constrains)
Spanish
4 entries- constreñimiento noun (something that constrains)
- limitación noun (something that constrains)
- restricción noun (something that constrains)
- restricción noun (mathematics: condition to a solution)
Turkish
3 entries- kısıtlama noun (something that constrains)
- sınırlama noun (something that constrains)
- tahdit noun (something that constrains)
Ukrainian
1 entries- обме́ження noun (something that constrains)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
I think I've showed considerable constraint under the circumstances.
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The cost of electricity is a chief constraint for Senegal's development.
Source: tatoeba (8904867)
Following the rules was a constraint on my creativity.
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