constrained

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes
US /kənˈstɹeɪnd/
adj verb Freq #37387

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Limited or restricted in what can be done.

    The project was constrained by a very tight budget.

  2. 2
    adj

    Forced and unnatural, lacking ease or spontaneity.

    She gave a constrained smile that hid her real feelings.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · limited or restricted in... confinedrestricted
2 adj · forced and unnatural,... strained
Word family
Forms constrainedly
Derived forms constrainedlyconstrainednessmulticonstrainednonconstrainedsemiconstrainedunconstrainedunderconstrained

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