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One of the things that's, I think, hard in television is that there's a certain sameness to a lot of television because you're working in a very constricted box, and the box is defined by the amount of money you have to spend and the amount of time you have to get ready.
Carlton Cuse

Meaning of "constricted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONSTRICTED

constricted  [kənˈstrɪktɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONSTRICTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Constricted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CONSTRICTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of constricted in the English dictionary

The definition of constricted in the dictionary is narrowed. Other definition of constricted is inhibited; limited.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONSTRICTED


addicted
əˈdɪktɪd
affected
əˈfɛktɪd
afflicted
əˈflɪktɪd
collected
kəˈlɛktɪd
conflicted
kənˈflɪktɪd
connected
kəˈnɛktɪd
derestricted
ˌdiːrɪˈstrɪktɪd
directed
dɪˈrɛktɪd
elected
ɪˈlɛktɪd
expected
ɪkˈspɛktɪd
nonrestricted
ˌnɒnrɪˈstrɪktɪd
protected
prəˈtɛktɪd
respected
rɪˈspɛktɪd
restricted
rɪˈstrɪktɪd
suspected
səˈspɛktɪd
unconstricted
ˌʌnkənˈstrɪktɪd
uncontradicted
ˌʌnkɒntrəˈdɪktɪd
unconvicted
ˌʌnkənˈvɪktɪd
unexpected
ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd
unrestricted
ˌʌnrɪˈstrɪktɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONSTRICTED

constrain
constrainable
constrained
constrainedly
constrainer
constraint
constrict
constricting
constriction
constrictive
constrictively
constrictiveness
constrictor
constringe
constringence
constringency
constringent
construability
construable
construal

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONSTRICTED

abstracted
compacted
disconnected
dissected
distracted
impacted
infected
neglected
projected
protracted
self-directed
self-inflicted
unaffected
uncorrected
undetected
unindicted
unobstructed
unprotected
well-connected
well-respected

Synonyms and antonyms of constricted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CONSTRICTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «constricted» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of constricted

Translation of «constricted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONSTRICTED

Find out the translation of constricted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of constricted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «constricted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

收缩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

constreñida
570 millions of speakers

English

constricted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

constricted
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

في حدود ضيقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суженные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

constrição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সঙ্কুচিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

resserrée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sempit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schnürten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

くびれ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수축
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbatesi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hẹp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுருங்கிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संकुचित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ristretto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwężone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

звужені
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strang
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στενόχωρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vernoude
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förträngd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innsnevret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of constricted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSTRICTED»

The term «constricted» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.220 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONSTRICTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about constricted

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2 QUOTES WITH «CONSTRICTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word constricted.
1
Carlton Cuse
One of the things that's, I think, hard in television is that there's a certain sameness to a lot of television because you're working in a very constricted box, and the box is defined by the amount of money you have to spend and the amount of time you have to get ready.
2
William Scott
I feel constricted if I become too much aware of the act of making. Liberty is lost and instead of an instinctual lyrical expression the whole thing becomes arid.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONSTRICTED»

Discover the use of constricted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to constricted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If
Constricted Chest. — Gasping for air, with a feeling as if the chest and throat would be constricted Aconitum Cammarum (A) Constricted Chest. — Pain as if the chest were constricted, which arrests the breathing. Capsicum (A) Constricted  ...
J. W. Ward, 2003
2
Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs: A ...
Are both pupils constricted? The presence of constricted pupils would suggest narcotic intoxication. It should also suggest organophosphate intoxication. 3. Is one pupil dilated? The presence of a dilated pupil should suggest oculomotor nerve ...
Douglas R. Collins, R. Douglas Collins, 2012
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Unabridged Dictionary of the Sensations "as If".
Constricted Chest. — Oppression of the chest as if constricted. Cuprum Arsenicosum (Hg) Constricted Chest. — Fulness and tightness in the chest as if constricted. Ferrmn (Hg) Constricted Chest. — Difficult respiration as if he had inhaled ...
James William Ward, 1985
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Genetics For Dummies
After reading this book, you're filled with enthusiasm for genetics, so you rush out to count pea pods, having noticed that some plants have inflated pods and others have constricted pods. You know that last year you had one plant with inflated ...
Tara Rodden Robinson, 2005
5
Life Constricted: To Love, Hugs and Laughter
To Love, Hugs and Laughter Gerald Green. LIFE. EUNSTHIIITEI]. TO LOVE. HUGS AND LAUGHTER. GERALD. GREEN. Life Constricted To Love, Hugs and Laughter Gerald Green Copyright. Front Cover.
Gerald Green, 2010
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The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Leftearvessels dilated at once. dilated Lies prostrated. constricted Begins to sit up . constricted Shivering of jaw. constricted constricted constricted Removed dorsal and latera1 parts of right optic thalamus. constricted constricted constricted ...
John Jacob Abel, Arthur Robertson Cushny, 1914
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The Ancient Maya: New Perspectives
These distinctive “constricted unifaces” were located in rock strata that were below the earliest pottery. The constricted unifaces were oval- shaped blades chipped on one side only and tapered at one end. At the time of Wood's fieldwork , the ...
Heather Irene McKillop, 2004
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Official gazette of the United States Patent Office
The combination of a flexible fountain syringe bag, containing a liquid, having a closed mouth and a controlled conveyer tube extending from end of bag, two facing plates having their lower ends constricted and hinged, engaging said bag,  ...
United States. Patent Office, 1914
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The Proceedings of the Ninth West Coast Conference on Formal ...
Radical Underspecification has the same problem, since the dissimilating feature value, [-constricted glottis], is a redundant value. The Redundancy Rule Ordering Constraint (Archangeli 1984) orders all redundancy rules inserting the value ...
Aaron L. Halpern, 1991
10
Children's Unspoken Language
We also seem to prefer constricted pupils in certain animals. Researchers asked children aged four to six years, nine to eleven years and young adults to look at two photographs of a young cat looking straight at the camera (Millot, Brand and  ...
Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONSTRICTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term constricted is used in the context of the following news items.
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Embrace a Life of Freedom
You find yourself living in confusion and living constricted. However, one day it occurred to me that freedom was a decision. I learned that the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Whale Entangled in Fishing Gear Near Vineyard Is Freed
First spotted late in the afternoon on July 3 by a passing mariner, the 15-foot whale was floating at the surface of the water, constricted to ... «The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News, Jul 15»
3
Youth, Wrongfully Jailed for Years, Kills Self—Who's Responsible?
Visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, and even the sense of taste are dramatically deprived and constricted… Removed from the distractions and ... «WhoWhatWhy / RealNewsProject, Jul 15»
4
The President's Report
I'd like to elaborate, but, as always, I'm most constricted in this column by the amount of space. If you have any questions, shoot me an email ... «Oaklandpostonline, Jul 15»
5
European eel needs protection on its way to the ocean
Under normal water velocity, when the eels encountered the constricted flows of the intake, exploratory 'search' behaviour was common prior to ... «FIS, Jul 15»
6
The Limits of Humanitarianism
The report notes that it is flows of goods and money that are increasingly constricted, with the majority of the tunnels destroyed, hammering its ... «Jadaliyya, Jul 15»
7
Real Avid, AM1280 The Patriot & Sealed Mindset Present: 13 Hours …
The warbling voice of a DS agent was so tightly controlled it sounded constricted. Several GRS operators sensed fear edging toward panic: 'If ... «AmmoLand Shooting Sports News, Jul 15»
8
Ethiopia after its electoral drama: second “renewal” imminent ?
... increasingly constricted political sphere. However, the opposition is also a victim of its own divisions and the inconsistency of its programmes. «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
9
Robert Suhay: A Personal Desire to Test his Limits
... sailing in front of the mast and behind the boom, and just being comfortable with the space on the boat so that I have never felt constricted to ... «Scuttlebutt Sailing News, Jul 15»
10
This Instagram account shows that all bodies are beautiful - thigh …
Scrolling through her feed, which has already amassed 77,000 followers, proves that style is not limited or constricted by body types. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»

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