Antonyms for constraining

Grammar : Verb

Spell : kuhn-streyn

Phonetic Transcription : kənˈstreɪn

Definition of constraining

Origin : early 14c., constreyen, from stem of Old French constreindre (Modern French contraindre) "restrain, control," from Latin constringere "to bind together, tie tightly, fetter, shackle, chain," from com- "together" (see com-) + stringere "to draw tight" (see strain (v.)). Related: Constrained; constraining.

verb force; restrain

Example sentences :

The present civilisation of India has the constraining power of the mould.
Extract from : « Creative Unity » by Rabindranath Tagore

It is not only the basilisk's eye that has constraining power.
Extract from : « Barbara Blomberg, Complete » by Georg Ebers

In old days, political agreement was a strong and a constraining bond.
Extract from : « Seeing and Hearing » by George W. E. Russell

"Yes," Miss Henderson said, constraining herself to speak quietly.
Extract from : « A Changed Heart » by May Agnes Fleming

Yet how many motives are there, constraining him to abide in an affirmative conclusion?
Extract from : « Thoughts on Man » by William Godwin

It was all a kiss, despite the constraining straps—or almost all.
Extract from : « The Boy with Wings » by Berta Ruck

Jimmy sickened suddenly, and seized her arm in a constraining grasp.
Extract from : « Thrice Armed » by Harold Bindloss

Downwards, too, its roots are stretched, constraining to action in the world of men.
Extract from : « Simon Magus » by George Robert Stow Mead

"No," he said quietly, and laid a constraining hand upon her as she sat.
Extract from : « The Odds » by Ethel M. Dell

The songs I knew not he resumes, set free From my constraining love, alas for me!
Extract from : « Poems » by Alice Meynell

Synonyms for constraining

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