Definition for Constrict:

• To bind or draw together; to cramp; to contract.

Synonyms for Constrict:

• n.

  •
  • curb,
  • contain.
  •
  • dwarf.
  •constrict (noun)
  • constringe,
  • compact,
  • press,
  • squeeze.

• v.

  •contract (verb)
  • cramp.
  •inhibit (verb)
  • pinch,
  • confine,
  • tense,
  • circumscribe,
  • restrain,
  • strangle,
  • astringe.
  •restrain (verb)
  • hinder,
  • control,
  • tether,
  • impede,
  • inhibit,
  • collar,
  • shackle,
  • detain,
  • bridle.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • tighten.
  •
  • retract.
  •
  • size.
  •
  • thin.
  •clench
  • draw together.
  •contract
  • wrinkle,
  • draw in.
  •Other relevant words:
  • foreshorten,
  • set up,
  • constriction,
  • button up,
  • zipper,
  • comprise,
  • dam,
  • sign up,
  • snap,
  • attain,
  • shirr,
  • ruffle,
  • bolt,
  • suffocate,
  • corrugate,
  • blockade,
  • warp,
  • force,
  • stuff,
  • clamp,
  • cage,
  • pleat,
  • purse,
  • chock,
  • beseech,
  • slam,
  • seal off,
  • press out,
  • specify,
  • pucker,
  • twinge,
  • coarctate,
  • draw,
  • cover,
  • compression,
  • close off,
  • block up,
  • embrace,
  • shut up,
  • zip up,
  • obstruct,
  • specialize,
  • plumb,
  • shut,
  • fold,
  • shorten,
  • cut,
  • agitate,
  • tone,
  • wad,
  • qualify,
  • knit,
  • accept,
  • crimp,
  • shove,
  • push,
  • iron,
  • abridge,
  • bar,
  • stow,
  • fight,
  • crush,
  • acquire,
  • narrow down,
  • crusade,
  • take,
  • knot,
  • consolidate,
  • block,
  • gouge,
  • close,
  • dog,
  • clap,
  • fill,
  • put away,
  • fold up,
  • exhort,
  • adjure,
  • undertake,
  • decrease,
  • specialise,
  • lock up,
  • conjure,
  • lock out,
  • pack,
  • solidify,
  • pucker up,
  • plait,
  • fasten,
  • bang,
  • curtail,
  • padlock,
  • button,
  • sign on,
  • gain,
  • campaign,
  • Bedwarf,
  • bosom,
  • roll,
  • batten down,
  • bundle,
  • thrust,
  • key,
  • seal,
  • batten,
  • stall,
  • straiten,
  • stifle,
  • diminish,
  • constipate,
  • choke off,
  • lock,
  • pull together,
  • debar,
  • nip,
  • jam,
  • go in,
  • stop up,
  • attenuate,
  • barricade,
  • crumple up,
  • bid,
  • secure,
  • shut off,
  • taper,
  • stop,
  • arrest,
  • clutch,
  • Coarct,
  • gather,
  • close up,
  • crowd,
  • Snape,
  • oppress,
  • weigh,
  • abbreviate,
  • urge on,
  • weight-lift,
  • nail down,
  • sign,
  • crunch,
  • lessen,
  • shut out,
  • congest,
  • get,
  • latch,
  • trap,
  • clog,
  • capsulize,
  • reduce,
  • entreat,
  • wring.

Paraphrases for Constrict:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    restrict.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    limit, narrow, confine, curtail.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    constrain, restrain.

Antonyms for Constrict:

• v.

  • inhibit
    lengthen, give, free, loose, release, liberate, increase, stretch, let go, loosen, open, expand, enlarge.
  • Other antonyms:
    distend, decompress, outspread, dilate, accumulate, Outstretch, balloon, scatter, dissipate, disperse, swell, grow, snowball, puff, inflate.

Homophones for Constrict:

• constricted, construct, canister shot.

Hypernym for Constrict:

• v.

  • contact
    gag, choke, bear down, astringe, scrag, convulse, prim, strangle, fret, overbear, strangulate.

Hyponym for Constrict:

• v.

  • contact
    tighten.