Search results
- Dictionaryconstrained/kənˈstreɪnd/
adjective
- 1. appearing forced or overly controlled: "he was acting in a constrained manner"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
CONSTRAINED definition: 1. forced to do something against your will: 2. Constrained behaviour is forced and unnatural: 3…. Learn more.
to control and limit something: The country's progress was constrained by a leader who refused to look forward. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Limiting and restricting. anti-libertarian. armlock. boundary. box someone out. box someone/something in. cripplingly. crowd. curb. curtailment. keep (herself) to herself idiom. limitation.
a. : to force by imposed stricture, restriction, or limitation. Teenagers often feel constrained by rules. an artist constrained by a client's requirements. b. : to restrict the motion of (a mechanical body) to a particular mode. 2. : compress. also : to clasp tightly. 3. : to secure by or as if by bonds : confine. constrained to a dungeon.
Constrained definition: forced, compelled, or obliged. See examples of CONSTRAINED used in a sentence.
The meaning of CONSTRAINT is the act of constraining. How to use constraint in a sentence.
Something that's constrained is forced, unnatural and not very spontaneous — kind of like a linebacker trying to perform the ballet Swan Lake. Constrained contains the word strained for a reason. Mostly because anyone that's constrained is feeling a fair amount of strain because of it.
Definition of constrain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. verb. To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way. [formal] Many working parents are too often constrained by inflexible working hours. [be VERB -ed] The company is constrained to offer salaries that can only attract mediocre staff. [be VERB -ed to-infinitive]
Definition of constrained adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. To keep within certain limits; confine or limit: "Legislators ... used the power of the purse to constrain the size of the military" (Julian E. Zelizer). b. To inhibit or restrain; hold back: "She noticed her mother blushing and acting somewhat constrained in her conversation with the grandmother" (David Huddle). 2.
