Constrictive means That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction. This page lists 8 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like narrow or limiting.

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Constrictive meaning

That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction.

Synonyms of Constrictive

constricting narrowing narrow confining constraining limiting restricting restrictive

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Example sentences (8)

A largely docile species they are powerful reptiles that can bite or even kill with its sheer constrictive force.

These more formless dresses are juxtaposed with the highly elegant, constrictive dresses directly next to them.

Baxter expressed concern that the brand is running the risk of being “constrictive” instead of “expansive”.

For women in the early 1900s, getting dressed involved multiple layers of undergarments including chemise and drawers followed by a constrictive corset.

It says colleges, regardless of type, only court trouble for restricting speech if they they have one speech policy but have one that is more constrictive.

It’s the perfect thesis statement for Clean, an album that soberly reflects on growing up, clawing for autonomy, and seeking liberation from constrictive relationships, mindsets, and insecurities.

Among the animals soon to be defined as hazardous are the aforementioned lynx (a midsize feline native to Central Europe and Asia), several venomous or constrictive snakes, and lizards like the Komodo dragon.

In other cases it takes on a more ascetic tendency to view material existence negatively, which then becomes more extreme when materiality, and the human body, is perceived as evil and constrictive, a deliberate prison for its inhabitants.

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How do you use "constrictive" in a sentence?
An example: "A largely docile species they are powerful reptiles that can bite or even kill with its sheer constrictive force." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "constrictive" from real English texts.
What does "constrictive" mean?
Constrictive means: That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction.
What are synonyms of "constrictive"?
Common synonyms of "constrictive" include: constricting, narrowing, narrow, confining, constraining, limiting, restricting, restrictive.
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "constrictive", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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