constraining

1. 1.

   restricting the scope or freedom of action

   Synonymsconfiningconstrictivelimitingrestricting

   Similarrestrictive

Questions about constraining

What does constraining mean?

constraining means "restricting the scope or freedom of action".

How many syllables are in constraining?

constraining has 3 syllables: con-strai-ning. The stress falls on "strai". In IPA it is /kənˈstɹeɪnɪŋ/.

What is another word for constraining?

Close synonyms include confining, constrictive, limiting, restricting. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is constraining a common word?

constraining is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with constraining?

1 word rhymes with constraining. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.