Meanings
adjectiveconstrictive (comparative more constrictive, superlative most constrictive)
comparative more constrictive · superlative most constrictive
- That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
Similar
adjectiverestricting the scope or freedom of action
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōn-
- Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
- Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
- Proto-Italic*stringō
- Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
- Proto-Italic*strengō
- Latinstringō
- Latincōnstringō
- Latincōnstrictus
- Englishconstrict
- Englishconstrictive
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with constrictive
restrictivepredictiveaddictivevindictivefictivemagnetostrictiveconflictiveafflictiveinflictiveinterdictiveretrodictive
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
constrictive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constrictive
MLA
“constrictive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constrictive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “constrictive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/constrictive.
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