'Constrained' definitions:
Definition of 'constrained'
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Definition of 'Constrained'
From: GCIDE
- Constrain \Con*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constrained; p. pr. & vb. n. Constraining.] [OF. constraindre, F. contrainde, L. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight. See Strain, and. cf. Constrict, Constringe.]
- 1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe. [1913 Webster]
- He binds in chains The drowsy prophet, and his limbs constrains. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress. [1913 Webster]
- How the strait stays the slender waist constrain. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress. [1913 Webster]
- My sire in caves constrains the winds. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige. [1913 Webster]
- The love of Christ constraineth us. --2. Cor. v. 14. [1913 Webster]
- I was constrained to appeal unto C[ae]sar. --Acts xxviii. 19. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice.
- Syn: To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Constrained'
From: GCIDE
- Constrained \Con*strained"\, a. Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'constrained'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aloof,
- arrested,
- backward,
- bashful,
- blank,
- bridled,
- chastened,
- chilled,
- chilly,
- cold,
- controlled,
- cool,
- curbed,
- detached,
- discreet,
- distant,
- expressionless,
- forbidding,
- frigid,
- frosty,
- guarded,
- hushed,
- icy,
- impassive,
- impersonal,
- in check,
- in control,
- in hand,
- in leading strings,
- in remission,
- inaccessible,
- incommunicable,
- inhibited,
- introverted,
- limited,
- modest,
- noncommittal,
- offish,
- Olympian,
- on leash,
- pent-up,
- quelled,
- quiet,
- remote,
- removed,
- repressed,
- reserved,
- restrained,
- retarded,
- reticent,
- retiring,
- shrinking,
- slowed down,
- softened,
- stable,
- standoff,
- standoffish,
- subdued,
- suppressed,
- tempered,
- unaffable,
- unapproachable,
- uncongenial,
- undemonstrative,
- under control,
- under discipline,
- under restraint,
- unexpansive,
- ungenial,
- withdrawn