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Synonyms for constrained

3 synonyms
4 antonyms
1 meaning

adjective

Most common

forced strained

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Forced — forced; compelled

forced, strained, unnatural

Antonyms

free, unrestrained, wanton

All antonyms of constrained →

Definitions

adj. 1
Forced; compelled.

Related words

Word family: constrainedly constrainedness

Choose the right word

Constrained, Constrain, Restrain or Restrained?

Constrain is positive; restrain is negative; one is constrained to an action; he is restrained from an action.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

forced Circumstances forced us to cancel our appointment.
strained Yanni and Skura have a very strained relationship.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
constrained		rising
forced		rising
strained		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters: forced¹
8 letters: strained¹
9 letters: unnatural⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unnatural⁴ = 4 syllables).

In other languages

Français: contraint
Italiano: imbarazzato
Deutsch: unnatürlich