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constrain
verbas inforce; restrain
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Example Sentences
While a strong two-thirds of voters in the poll supported "checks and balances where courts can constrain unilateral presidential action," 76 percent of young voters support this.
“We hope the Bureau will see the urgency of improving its water delivery process to avoid wasting Colorado River water, especially given how constrained our supply is,” Horowitz said in an email.
But a pledge to decarbonise rail services by 2035 has been pushed back by a decade "due to constrained budgets and logistical requirements impacting adversely on the delivery programme".
However, he did call on the government to directly intervene in how decisions are made by Ravec, which he said was "not constrained by law".
And there are calls for Chancellor Rachel Reeves' "fiscal rules"- which restrict debt levels but also constrain investment – to be loosened.
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Words related toconstrain are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the wordconstrain. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.
abstainverbas inhold back from doing
verbas inhold back from doing
bindverbas inobligate; restrict
verbas inobligate; restrict
bridleverbas incheck, hold back
verbas incheck, hold back
bridlingverbas incheck, hold back
verbas incheck, hold back
checkverbas inhinder, restrain
verbas inhinder, restrain
- arrest
- baffle
- bar
- bit
- bottleneck
- bridle
- checkmate
- choke
- circumvent
- constrain
- control
- counteract
- curb
- cut short
- delay
- discourage
- foil
- frustrate
- halt
- harness
- hold
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- impede
- inhibit
- interrupt
- keep back
- limit
- moderate
- neutralize
- nip in the bud
- obstruct
- obviate
- pause
- play for time
- preclude
- prevent
- rebuff
- reduce
- rein in
- repress
- repulse
- retard
- slacken pace
- slow down
- snub
- squelch
- stay
- stop
- suppress
- tame
- terminate
- thwart
- withhold
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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