All constriction synonyms
con·stric·tion
C c noun constriction
- narrowing — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- choking — causing breathing difficulties; suffocating
- stenosis — a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel.
- restriction — something that restricts; a restrictive condition or regulation; limitation.
- limitation — a limiting condition; restrictive weakness; lack of capacity; inability or handicap: He knows his limitations as a writer.
- compression — the act of compressing or the condition of being compressed
- constraint — A constraint is something that limits or controls what you can do.
- stricture — a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism: The reviewer made several strictures upon the author's style.
- binding — A binding promise, agreement, or decision must be obeyed or carried out.
- 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.
- pressure — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
- reduction — the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
- impediment — obstruction; hindrance; obstacle.
- contraction — When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
- overtight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- 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.
- condition — If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
- check — Check is also a noun.
- blockage — A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
- shrinking — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.