constrained

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/kənˈstɹeɪnd/British, Southern, Standard/kənˈstɹɛjnd/

adjective

Kept within close bounds; confined.

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forcedstrainedaffectedunnatural
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of constrain
adjectiveconstrained (comparative more constrained, superlative most constrained)

comparative more constrained · superlative most constrained

  1. Kept within close bounds; confined.

    The epistle is opened and read—with a little wonder, most probably not a little vexation, at its constrained style.

    1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter III, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 54
  2. Forced; compelled.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelacking spontaneity; not natural

Similar
forcedstrainedaffectedunnatural
Also see
affectedforcedstrainedunnatural

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with constrained

containedmaintainedtrainedsustainedstainedattaineddrainedentertainedordainedstrainedunexplainedrestrainedchainedunrestrainedunchainedpainedveinedfeignedcanedpanedmaneduncontaineddiaperbrainedhalf-strained
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APA

constrained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constrained

MLA

“constrained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constrained. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “constrained,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constrained.

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