All astriction synonyms

noun astriction

• pressure — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
• stress — importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
• strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
• force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
• rigidity — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
• stiffness — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
• balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
• constriction — Constrictions are rules or factors which limit what you can do and prevent you from doing what you want to do.
• tautness — tightly drawn; tense; not slack.
• straining — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
• tenseness — stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid.
• tensity — the state of being tense; tenseness.
• overtight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.