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All constraining synonyms

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adjective constraining

  • pressing — urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need.
  • forceful — full of force; powerful; vigorous; effective: a forceful plea for peace.
  • take over — the act of taking.
  • repressive — tending or serving to repress: repressive laws.
  • puncher — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
  • take charge — able or seemingly able to take charge: She is a take-charge management type.
  • bullish — On the stock market, if there is a bullish mood, prices are expected to rise. Compare bearish.
  • ball of fire — a very lively person
  • takeover — the act of seizing, appropriating, or arrogating authority, control, management, etc.
  • deterrent — A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it.
  • hurry-up — characterized by speed or the need for speed; quick: a hurry-up meal; a hurry-up phone call.
  • take-charge — able or seemingly able to take charge: She is a take-charge management type.
  • hard-hitting — striking or capable of striking with force.
  • powerhouse — Electricity. a generating station.
  • life and death — ending with the death or possible death of one of the participants; crucially important: The cobra was engaged in a life-and-death struggle with the mongoose.
  • compelling — A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done.
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