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Showing words for CONSTRAIN using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Constrain

constrain, nonracist, transonic

8 Letter Words for Constrain

actinons, anticorn, canonist, cantions, cantoris, carnosin, carotins, castorin, contains, corsaint, cortinas, cotarnin, narcotin, nasicorn, sanction, santonic, sonantic

7 Letter Words for Constrain

actinon, actions, anoints, anticor, aroints, arsonic, astrion, atonics, canions, cantino, cantion, cantons, cantors, carotin, cartons, cations, cistron, citrons, consarn, contain, contras, cornist, cortian, cortina, cortins, cratons, cronian, incants, intrans, introns, isocrat, narcist, nations, natrons, nonarts, onanist, rations, roscian, saronic, stannic, trianon

6 Letter Words for Constrain

acinos, aconin, acorns, acrons, actins, action, actons, actors, anions, anitos, annist, anoint, antics, antrin, aorist, aortic, arcsin, aristo, aroint, arsino, artics, artois, asnort, astron, atonic, cairns, canion, cannot, canons, canton, cantor, cantos, carson, carton, casino, castor, castro, cation, citron, coatis, conias, conins, constr, contas, contin, contra, corita, cornin, cortin, costar, costia, cotans, crants, craton, criant, crista, crotin, incant, incarn, incast, instar, intron, intros, isotac, narcos, nasion, nastic, nation, natron, nitons, nitros, noctis, noints, nonact, nonair, nonart, norias, nostic, octans, orants, orcins, orians, ostrca, racion, racist, racons, raison, rancio, rasion, ration, ratios, rincon, rosita, santir, santon, sation, satori, satron, scoria, scotia, scrota, sintoc, snocat, sonant, sonica, sotnia, stanno, strain, tainos, tannic, tarocs, tinosa, tocsin, tonics, torans, torics, trains, triacs, tricon, tronas, troncs

5 Letter Words for Constrain

acoin, acorn, acost, acris, acron, actin, acton, actor, actos, airns, airts, ancon, ancor, anion, annot, anons, anorn, antic, antis, ariot, arist, arson, artic, ascon, ascot, astir, astor, atocs, cains, cairn, cairo, canis, canns, canon, canos, canso, canst, canto, cants, carns, carot, carts, catso, ciaos, cions, cista, coart, coast, coati, coats, coins, coirs, coits, conia, conin, conns, const, conta, contr, coran, coria, corni, corns, corta, cosin, costa, cotan, crain, crans, crits, croat, crois, crosa, crost, icons, inact, incan, incas, incor, incra, instr, intra, intro, iortn, iotas, irons, isort, nants, narco, narcs, naric, naris, ninos, niota, nisan, niton, nitos, nitro, noint, noirs, nonas, nonic, noria, noris, norit, norna, notan, oaric, octan, octas, oints, oncia, oncin, ontic, orans, orant, orcas, orcin, ornis, oscan, oscar, oscin, ostia, racon, rains, raits, rants, rason, ratio, ratos, riant, riots, roans, roast, rocta, roins, roist, ronin, ronts, rosin, rosit, rosti, rotan, rotas, rotis, sacro, saint, sanct, sanit, santo, sarin, saron, satin, scant, scarn, scart, scian, scion, scorn, scran, scrat, scrin, scrit, sinon, siroc, sitao, sitar, snirt, snort, sonar, sonic, sorta, stain, staio, stair, starn, stion, stoai, stoic, stonn, stria, tacos, tacso, taino, tains, tairn, tarin, tarns, taroc, taros, tarsi, tasco, tiars, tinca, tisar, tonic, toran, torcs, toric, tosca, train, trans, triac, trias, trica, trina, trins, trios, troca, troic, trois, trona, tronc, trons

4 Letter Words for Constrain

acor, acts, ains, aint, aion, airn, airs, airt, aits, anis, anni, anno, anns, anon, ansi, anti, ants, arco, arcs, aris, arni, arno, arts, asci, asin, asio, asor, astr, atis, atoc, cain, cair, cann, cans, cant, caon, carn, cars, cart, cast, cats, ciao, cion, cira, cist, cito, cits, coat, coin, coir, coit, coni, conn, cons, cont, cora, corn, cors, cort, cost, cots, cran, crin, cris, crit, crts, icao, icon, inca, incr, inns, inro, inst, inta, into, intr, iocs, ions, iota, iran, iron, isnt, itas, nain, naio, nais, nant, naoi, naos, narc, nasi, naso, nast, nato, natr, nats, nina, nist, nito, nits, noir, nona, nori, norn, nota, nots, oars, oast, oats, ocas, octa, oint, onca, onst, oran, oras, orca, orcs, orna, orts, osar, otic, otis, rain, rais, rait, rann, rant, rast, rato, rats, rias, rins, riot, risc, rist, rita, rits, roan, rocs, roin, roit, ront, rosa, rost, rota, rotc, roti, rots, saco, saic, sain, sair, sant, sari, sart, sati, scan, scar, scat, scot, sian, sina, sion, sita, snar, snit, snot, soar, soca, soir, sora, sori, sorn, sort, srac, star, stir, stoa, stor, stra, taco, tain, tais, tans, taos, tari, tarn, taro, tars, tiao, tiar, tics, tinc, tins, tocs, tonn, tons, torc, tori, torn, tors, tosa, trac, trin, trio, trna, tron, tsia

3 Letter Words for Constrain

act, ain, air, ais, ait, anc, ann, ans, ant, aor, arc, arn, ars, art, ast, cai, can, car, cat, cia, cir, cis, cit, cns, con, cor, cos, cot, cro, crs, crt, csi, cst, ctn, cto, ctr, cts, iao, inc, inn, ins, int, ion, ios, ira, irs, isn, iso, ist, ita, its, nar, nas, nat, nco, nis, nit, noa, non, nor, nos, not, oar, oas, oat, oca, oct, ois, ona, oni, ons, ont, ora, orc, ors, ort, osi, otc, rai, ran, ras, rat, rct, ria, rin, rio, rit, rna, roc, roi, ron, ros, rot, rti, sac, sai, san, sao, sar, sat, sci, scr, sct, sic, sin, sir, sit, soc, son, sot, sri, sta, str, tai, tan, tao, tar, tas, tic, tin, tis, toa, toc, toi, ton, tor, tos, tra, tri, trs, tsi

Definitions for Constrain

[1] to force, compel, or oblige: He was constrained to admit the offense.
[2] to confine forcibly, as by bonds.
[3] to repress or restrain: Cold weather constrained the plant's growth.
[4] to compel or force, esp by persuasion, circumstances, etc; oblige
[5] to restrain by or as if by force; confine

Words related to Constrain

inhibit, bind, necessitate, curb, constrict, stifle, incarcerate, chain, immure, deprive, coerce, intern, check, make, compel, confine, urge, oblige, cork, pressure

Words nearby Constrain

constitutionality, constitutionalize, constitutionally, constitutive, constr., constrain, constrained, constraint, constrict, constriction, constriction ring

Origin of Constrain

1275–1325; Middle English constrei(g)nen < Anglo-French, Middle French constrei(g)n- (stem of constreindre ) < Latin constringere. See con-, strain1

Words that may be confused with Constrain

coerce, compel, constrain, force, oblige

Other words from Constrain

con·strain·a·ble , adjective
con·strain·er , noun
con·strain·ing·ly , adverb
non·con·strain·ing , adjective
un·con·strain·a·ble , adjective
un·con·strain·ing , adjective

Word origin for Constrain

C14: from Old French constreindre, from Latin constringere to bind together, from stringere to bind

Synonyms for Constrain

bind, constrict, curb, hold down, inhibit, necessitate, stifle, ban, bar, bridle, chain, check, coerce, compel, concuss, confine, cork, deny, deprive, disallow, drive, hog-tie, immure, impel, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, make, oblige, pressure, pressurize, urge, withhold, bottle up, cool off, hem in, hold back, hold in, keep lid on, put half nelson on, shotgun