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  1. constricting, constrictive, narrowingadjective

    (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom

    Synonyms:
    limiting, tapered, narrowing, confining, restricting, constrictive, constraining, tapering

    Antonyms:
    broad, wide

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  1. Bethenny Frankel:

    Real Housewife it was way more constricting — it was like directing traffic.

  2. Robin Otto:

    Find breathable, lightweight fabrics that are easy to wear. Dresses and jumpsuits are always an easy item to throw on, while not being too constricting during the warmer months of summer.

  3. William R Allen:

    Certainly it is a world of scarcity. But the scarcity is not confined to iron ore and available land. The most constricting scarcities are those of character and personality.

  4. Richard Hofstadter:

    If there is anything more dangerous to the life of the mind than having no independent commitment to ideas, it is having an excess of commitment to some special and constricting idea.

  5. Pernille Erenbjerg:

    The competitive Danish mobile market, among the cheapest in Europe, is constricting earnings and challenging our strategic ambition to continue to invest in telecom infrastructure.


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