Synonyms and Antonyms of constrict

(verb.contact)
compact, compress, contract, press, squeeze
squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
(verb.change)
constringe, narrow
become tight or as if tight (verb.change)

become tight or as if tight (verb.change)

tighten
become tight or tighter (verb.change)

(verb.change)
astringe
become constricted or compressed (verb.change)
(verb.change)
strangulate
become constricted (verb.change)
squeeze or press together (verb.contact)

choke, strangle
constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing (verb.body)
(verb.change)
prim
contract one's lips (verb.change)
(verb.contact)
convulse
contract involuntarily, as in a spasm (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
bear down, overbear
contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
choke, fret, gag
be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
(verb.contact)
choke, scrag
wring the neck of (verb.contact)

become tight or as if tight (verb.change)

narrowing
an instance of becoming narrow (noun.attribute)
(noun.event)
coarctation, constriction
tight or narrow compression (noun.event)
(noun.shape)
bottleneck, chokepoint, constriction
a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel (noun.shape)
squeeze or press together (verb.contact)

press, pressing, pressure
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure (noun.act)
(noun.act)
compressing, compression
applying pressure (noun.act)
(noun.act)
contracture
an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle (noun.act)
(noun.act)
contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction
(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (noun.act)
(noun.act)
constriction
the action or process of compressing (noun.act)
(noun.animal)
constrictor
any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils (noun.animal)
(noun.artifact)
compressor
a mechanical device that compresses gasses (noun.artifact)
(noun.body)
contractile organ, contractor
a bodily organ that contracts (noun.body)
(noun.event)
compression, condensation, contraction
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun.event)
(adj.all)
compressible
capable of being compressed or made more compact (adj.all)
(adj.all)
compressible, squeezable
capable of being easily compressed (adj.all)

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