constraint

constraint is a 10-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion; restraint; necessity.
2. noun. the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
3. noun. a device that retards something's motion

   "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"

   Synonyms: restraint

4. noun. the state of being physically constrained

   "dogs should be kept under restraint"

   Synonyms: restraint

Synonyms

restraint

Common word forms

constraints

Words from these letters

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