constrictive

1. 1.

   (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom

   Synonymsconstrictingnarrowing

   Similarnarrow
2. 2.

   restricting the scope or freedom of action

   Synonymsconfiningconstraininglimitingrestricting

   Similarrestrictive

Questions about constrictive

What does constrictive mean?

constrictive means "(of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in constrictive?

constrictive has 3 syllables: con-stric-tive. The stress falls on "con".

What is another word for constrictive?

Close synonyms include constricting, narrowing, confining, constraining, limiting. 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 constrictive a common word?

constrictive 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.