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Synonyms of constrain in English:

constrain


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verb

1‘Ernie felt constrained to explain further’

SYNONYMS
compel, force, coerce, drive, impel, oblige, prevail on, require
press, push, pressure, pressurize, urge, bully, dragoon, browbeat
informal railroad, bulldoze, steamroller, hustle, twist someone's arm, strong-arm, lean on, put the screws on

2‘prices were constrained by continuing state controls’

SYNONYMS
restrict, limit, curb, check, restrain, regulate, contain, hold back, keep down

3‘only by acting on the systems which constrain them can women hope to free themselves’

SYNONYMS
confine, restrain, restrict, impede, hamstring, balk, frustrate, stifle, hinder, hamper, check, retard, cramp, rein in
shut in, hem in, fence in, close in, lock in, coop up, chain, lock up, imprison, incarcerate, intern
literary trammel