- constricted - especially tense; especially in some dialects
Antonym: lax (indirect, via tense)
- constricted - drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life"
Antonyms: unconstricted, open
- constricted - inhibited; "when modern man feels socially constricted his first impulse is to move"
Antonyms: unlimited, limitless (indirect, via limited)
- compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
--1 is one way to tighten
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun constriction4, noun constrictor1
Somebody ----s something
- constrict, constringe, narrow - become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted"
--2 is one way to tighten
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun constriction1, noun constriction2
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something