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constraining

ADJECTIVE
compelling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fascinating
WEAK
coercive compulsory forcible imperative
Antonyms
WEAK
discretional elective optional
ADJECTIVE
exigent
Synonyms
WEAK
acute burning clamant clamorous critical crucial crying imperative importunate insistent instant menacing necessary needful threatening
Antonyms
WEAK
easy facile ordinary unpressured usual
ADJECTIVE
forceful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cogent commanding compelling convincing dynamic energetic forcible persuasive strong vehement vigorous violent
WEAK
ball of fire big-wheel bullish coming on strong dominant electric elemental gutsy mighty pithy potent powerhouse puissant punch punchy steamroller stringent take-charge takeover telling titanic virile weighty
Antonyms
STRONGEST
apathetic idle impotent inactive ineffective lethargic mild moderate passive weak
WEAK
feeble meek unforceful
ADJECTIVE
hard-hitting
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compelling pithy
WEAK
ball of fire bullish cogent coming on strong commanding convincing dominant dynamic dynamical effective electric elemental energetic forcible gutsy mighty persuasive potent powerful powerhouse puissa
ADJECTIVE
pressing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acute compelling critical crucial demanding dire immediate imperative insistent serious vital
STRONG
burning claiming crying distressing exacting forcing instant obliging requiring
WEAK
clamant clamorous exigent heat-on high-priority hurry-up importunate life-and-death
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dull inessential optional trivial uncritical unimportant
WEAK
insignificant
ADJECTIVE
repressive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coercive restrictive
WEAK
forbidding governing prohibiting suppressive
ADJECTIVE
restraining
Synonyms
STRONG
forbidding governing prohibiting
WEAK
coercive restrictive

Example Sentences

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As a result, bank balance sheets got clogged, constraining the financing prospects of future projects tied to Oracle and OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

While healthcare spending has benefited the economy, population trends could also limit the pace of growth in coming years by constraining the labor pool, as Schmid said this past week.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The former Fox News personality, who served as an Army National Guard infantry officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, disdains rules of engagement and other guardrails as constraining to the “warrior ethos.”

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Whether that model proves sufficient — or constraining — will shape how fast tokenized equities can scale beyond early adopters.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

In this very weak sense, of course, mathematics is constraining, as is all reality, but it has no independent power to coerce.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos