constricted

ADJECTIVE

narrow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cramped definite limited precarious precise slender slim small thin tight

STRONG

attenuated circumscribed close compressed confining contracted exclusive fine fixed near pent pinched scant scanty select set shrunken spare strait taper tapered tapering

WEAK

determinate exiguous incapacious linear meager paltry threadlike

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fat free giving imprecise indefinite inexact loose open strong unlimited

STRONG

away far poor thick unfixed

WEAK

accepting broad broad-minded generous liberal spendthrift tolerant unconfined unrestricted wasting wide

ADJECTIVE

tight

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compact cramped fast inflexible narrow rigid solid stable steady stiff strained strong sturdy taut tense thick tightened

WEAK

bound clasped close-fitting contracted crowded dense drawn enduring established firm fixed hidebound invulnerable secure set skintight stretched tenacious unbending unyielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

loose slack yielding

WEAK

comfortable easy open wide

Example Sentences

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Constricted pupils and licking lips also tend to accompany such rivalrous encounters.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 25, 2023

Constricted by tradition and steeped in hierarchy, "The Crown" owes a considerable thematic debt to mafia classic "The Godfather," Morgan says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2017

Constricted as a playwright, he became a dissident.

From Time Magazine Archive

Constricted job interviews leave many questions unasked How old are you?

From Time Magazine Archive

Constricted: drawn in: narrowed medially and dilated toward the extremities.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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