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constraining

ADJECTIVE

compelling

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fascinating

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coercive compulsory forcible imperative

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discretional elective optional

ADJECTIVE

exigent

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acute burning clamant clamorous critical crucial crying imperative importunate insistent instant menacing necessary needful threatening

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easy facile ordinary unpressured usual

ADJECTIVE

forceful

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cogent commanding compelling convincing dynamic energetic forcible persuasive strong vehement vigorous violent

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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

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apathetic idle impotent inactive ineffective lethargic mild moderate passive weak

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feeble meek unforceful

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hard-hitting

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compelling pithy

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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

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acute compelling critical crucial demanding dire immediate imperative insistent serious vital

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burning claiming crying distressing exacting forcing instant obliging requiring

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clamant clamorous exigent heat-on high-priority hurry-up importunate life-and-death

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dull inessential optional trivial uncritical unimportant

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insignificant

ADJECTIVE

repressive

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coercive restrictive

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forbidding governing prohibiting suppressive

ADJECTIVE

restraining

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forbidding governing prohibiting

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coercive restrictive

Example Sentences

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But the Ukrainians are constraining this revenue source.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

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

“Put differently, physical shortages are constraining actual consumption, so what appears to be demand destruction is a supply loss showing up on the demand side of the ledger.”

From MarketWatch • 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

Gaia turned into loose white sand, but Jason summoned a squadron of venti who churned around her, constraining her in a cocoon of wind.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

constraining

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