confining

noun as in restricting

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bounding
detaining
enclosing
imprisoning
restraining

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adjectiveas in dense, cramped

circumscribed
close-grained
compact
confined
confining
congested
consolidated
cropped
crowded
firm
impenetrable
impermeable
jam-packed
narrow
packed
restricted
short
solid
substantial
thick
tight

compression

nounas in condensation

confining
squeezing

contraction

nounas in drawing in; shortening

abbreviating
abbreviation
abridging
abridgment
compression
condensation
condensing
confinement
confining
constriction
curtailing
curtailment
cutting down
decrease
decreasing
deflating
deflation
diminishing
diminution
drawing together
dwindling
elision
evaporating
evaporation
lessening
lopping
narrowing
omission
omitting
receding
recession
reducing
reduction
shrinkage
shrinking
shrivelling
tensing
tightening
withdrawal
withdrawing

imprisonment

nounas in placing in forcible detention

capturing
confining
detaining
immuring
imprisoning
incarcerating
jailing
locking up
quarantining

more stringent

adjectiveas in rigid, tight

acrimonious
binding
brick-wall
by the book
by the numbers
compelling
confining
convincing
dead set on
demanding
draconian
drawing
dyed-in-the-wool
exacting
forceful
hard
hard-nosed
harsh
inflexible
iron-fisted
ironclad
picky
poignant
powerful
rigorous
rough
set
severe
stiff
strict
tough
unpermissive
valid

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