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kənˈstreɪndcon·strained

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. constrained, forced, strainedadjective

    lacking spontaneity; not natural

    "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"

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  1. constrained

    Constrained refers to being restricted, limited or controlled in some way. It can apply to tangible situations, like limited resources, or intangible situations, like constrained behavior or choices. It is essentially the state of being held back from complete freedom of action or expression.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Constrained

    of Constrain

  2. Constrainedadjective

    marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of constrained in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of constrained in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of constrained in a Sentence

  1. Jeremy Wacksman:

    We're operating within a labor - and supply-constrained economy inside a competitive real estate market, especially in the construction, renovation and closing spaces, pausing new contracts will enable us to focus on sellers already under contract with us and our current home inventory.

  2. Matthew Schwartz:

    Mr. Archer is obviously disappointed with today’s sentence, and intends to appeal. It is unfortunate that the judge, who has previously expressed concern that Mr. Archer is innocent of the crimes charged and reiterated that belief today, felt that she was constrained not to act on her independent assessment of the evidence.

  3. Yanzhong Huang:

    It was clear they did make mistakes -- and not just mistakes that happen when you're dealing with a novel virus -- also bureaucratic and politically-motivated errors in how they handled it, these had global consequences. You can never guarantee 100 % transparency. It's not just about any intentional cover-up, you are also constrained with by technology and other issues with a novel virus. But even if they had been 100 % transparent, that would not stop the Trump administration downplaying the seriousness of it. It would probably not have stopped this developing into a pandemic.

  4. Alfred Wu:

    The policy tools Xi Jinping can use to support Russia is quite limited now, it’s quite constrained, politically, domestic support for Xi has declined dramatically. His third term does not actually start with a rosy picture.

  5. Subhash Pokhrel:

    Studies show that there is often an unsympathetic public attitude to breastfeeding outside of the home, an acceptance of formula feeding as a normal and safe way to feed babies, a lack of expertise and experience of breastfeeding among health service staff, women’s choice to start or to continue to breastfeed is therefore constrained by the culture and community in which they live.

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    A wavering
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