constricted

1. 1.

   especially tense; especially in some dialects

   Similartense

   phonetics

2. 2.

   drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically

   “a constricted blood vessel”

   “a constricted view of life”

   Antonymsunconstricted

   Similarnarrowedpinchedstenosed

Questions about constricted

What does constricted mean?

constricted means "especially tense; especially in some dialects". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in constricted?

constricted has 3 syllables: con-stric-ted. The stress falls on "stric". In IPA it is /kənˈstɹɪktəd/.

What is the opposite of constricted?

The recorded antonyms are unconstricted.

Is constricted a common word?

constricted is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. 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 constricted?

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