constraint
noun
Origin of constraint
Synonyms for constraint
Related Words for constraint
restraint, pressure, inhibition, curb, hindrance, motive, necessity, driving, spring, violence, goad, repression, coercion, suppression, hang-up, compulsion, spur, duress, monkey, impulsionExamples from the Web for constraint
Contemporary Examples of constraint
In short, Mr. Obama feels no constraint in faithfully executing the laws as written by the Congress.
Gravity is transformed from the constraint that holds us dully to Earth into the power that lets us fly.
The capital gains rate will never be a driver of investment, only a constraint upon it.
Well, the other constraint is the amount of information available.
That seems obvious, but the constraint it puts on good policy is enormous.
Historical Examples of constraint
The lawyer's face sobered, and his tone as he answered was tinged with constraint.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
But then there was constraint in the correspondence—it was submitted to her mother.
Night and Morning, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
But, placid as she was, my mother was authoritative, and could not endure any kind of constraint.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
Vere felt that somehow her eager suggestion had deepened the constraint.
A Spirit in PrisonRobert Hichens
At length the clerk came up to him with awkward manners and a look of constraint.
The ChristianHall Caine