Synonyms for constrict
Definitions
- v. 1
To narrow, especially by application of pressure.
Clothing that is too tight can constrict blood flow.
- v. 2
To coil around (prey) in order to asphyxiate it. (of a snake)
The snake began to constrict its prey.
Related words
- Word family
- constrictive constraint constriction
Forms
- Past participle
- constricted
e.g. constricted → compressed, squeezed, contracted, prest…
Example sentences
- press Press the red button if something strange happens.
- squeeze Everyone squeeze together so I can take a picture.
- compress I stomped on the pile of leaves to compress it.
- narrow Tom drove through the narrow tunnel at high speed.
- inhibit He noticed that this drug seemed to inhibit bacterial growth.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| constrict | rising | |
| press | steady | |
| squeeze | rising | |
| compress | rising | |
| narrow | steady | |
| constringe | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- press1, cramp1
- 6 letters
- narrow2
- 7 letters
- compact2, squeeze1, inhibit3
- 8 letters
- contract2, compress2, condense2, straiten
- 10 letters
- constringe
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (narrow2 = 2 syllables).