All constraint synonyms

noun constraint

• restriction — something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.
• restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.
• pressure — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
• inhibition — the act of inhibiting.
• curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
• hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
• motive — something that causes a person to act in a certain way, do a certain thing, etc.; incentive.
• necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
• driving — noting or pertaining to a part of a machine or vehicle used for its propulsion.
• spring — String PRocessING language
• violence — swift and intense force: the violence of a storm.
• goad — a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
• repression — the act of repressing; state of being repressed.
• coercion — Coercion is the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do.
• suppression — the act of suppressing.
• hang-up — a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; complex: His hang-up is trying to outdo his brother.
• compulsion — A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
• spur — a batch of newly made rag-paper sheets.
• duress — compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint.
• monkey — any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
• impulsion — the act of impelling, driving onward, or pushing.
• diffidence — the quality or state of being diffident.
• modesty — the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc.
• timidity — lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
• humility — the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc.
• reservation — the act of keeping back, withholding, or setting apart.
• bashful — Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed.
• reserve — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
• limitation — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
• cramp — Cramp is a sudden strong pain caused by a muscle suddenly contracting. You sometimes get cramp in a muscle after you have been making a physical effort over a long period of time.
• detention — Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.
• arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
• confinement — Confinement is the state of being forced to stay in a prison or another place which you cannot leave.
• circumscription — the act of circumscribing or the state of being circumscribed
• damper — A damper is a small sheet of metal in a fire, boiler, or furnace that can be moved to increase or reduce the amount of air that enters.
• 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.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• captivity — Captivity is the state of being kept imprisoned or enclosed.
• impelling — to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action.
• no-no — anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe: If you want to lose weight, rich desserts are a no-no.
• constriction — Constrictions are rules or factors which limit what you can do and prevent you from doing what you want to do.
• limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
• control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
• force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
• shyness — bashful; retiring.
• bashfulness — The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.