Constraint

/kənˈstɹeɪnt/

Synonyms for "constraint" (325 found)

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Closest matches (65)

abnegation abstinence aloofness aplomb arrest arrestation backwardness bashfulness blankness brake caging calm calmness check chilliness circumscription coaction coercion coldness composure

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compulsion compulsiveness confinement conservatism continence control cool coolingcooling downcooling offcoolness cramp curb curtailment deceleration denial

Noun(26 words)

act of forcingadministrative constraintbind birdcage birdcages bludgeons bottleneckbottleneck capacitybottlenecks bound boundaries bounding brakes burdening burdens cages captivitychecks on powercondition constraining

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constriction constrictionscontext limitationcorset corsetsdesign constraint

Adjective(2 words)

algebraic modelalgorithmic metric

Verb(1 words)

burdened

Strong matches (98)

detachment discipline discreetness discretion dispassion distance drive driving duress embarrassment enforcement evenness exigency expressionlessness forbearance force forcing frigidity frostiness frugality

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gentleness goadgolden meangrip guardedness handicaphappy mediumhindrance iciness impartiality impassiveness impassivity impelling impersonality impoundment impulse impulsion inaccessibility independence inevitability inhibition injunction interdict introversion irresistibility judiciousnessjuste milieujuste-milieulegal restraintlenity lockup

Adjective(8 words)

different limitsdwindling resourcesdynamic programming techniqueeducational linguistics conceptfrench restrictiongerman restriktionlimited resourceslogistical friction

Noun(39 words)

difficult decisiondifficulties drawback encumberingengineering propertyentrapment fence fetter fettering fettersgrammar limitationhamstring handcuff handcuffs handicaps hardships headlock headlocks hemming hindrances

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historically accuratehobbles hobbling immobilizings impediments imprisoning inability incapability inhibitions killjoyslanguage limitationleash leashes leashing limitation limitations limiting limits manacles

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Noun(58 words)

manaclingmodel organisms approachnetwork regularizationnooses obstacles parameterphysically possiblepinches pinchingportuguese restriçãopressures prison prisonsproduction constraintproduction functionregimentation regularization regularizing restrainer restraining

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measuremeden aganmiddle waymildness moderateness moderation moderationism modesty monopoly motive necessity need neutrality nonviolencenothing in excessobligation obligement obstruction pacifism penning

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pinch possession press pressure prohibition protection protectionismprotective tariffprudence pushrash impulserationing rein remoteness renouncement renunciation repose repression reserve reservedness restraintrestraint of traderestriction retardation reticence reticency retirementretiring dispositionretrenchment self-abnegation self-command self-conquest self-control self-denial self-discipline self-government self-mastery self-possession self-restraint serenityslowing downsoberness sobriety sophrosyne spring spur stability standoffishness steadiness stint stress stricture subduedness suppressiontariff walltemperance temperatenessthought controltranquillity unaffability unapproachability uncongeniality undemonstrativeness unexcessiveness unexpansiveness unextravagance unextremeness urge urgencyvia mediaviolence withdrawal withdrawnness

Adjective(5 words)

neural network regularizationneural regulationsqualifying termrestricting termstate coercion

Determiner(1 words)

no rotation requirement

Verb(4 words)

restrict decisionsrestrict privilegesrestricting squeezes

Preposition(1 words)

under compulsion

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More general

6 entries

boundary condition confinement device limitation restriction

More specific

6 entries

budget constraintequality constraintethical constraintinequality constraintphysical constrainttime constraint

Collocations

6 entries

budget constraintconstraint satisfactionconstraint violationoperational constraintphysical constrainttime constraint

Inflections

1 entries

constraints

Derivations

4 entries

constrain constrained constrainer constraining

Sample sentences

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There was a feeling of constraint in the room; no one dared to tell the king how foolish his decision was.

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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.

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Following the rules was a constraint on my creativity.

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