canalized
Forced into channels
Canalized means channeled or directed along a fixed path.
Water is canalized when diverted into canals or irrigation channels.
More often the word appears figuratively: canalized thinking follows predetermined grooves, canalized development proceeds along constrained lines.
The spelling canalised appears in British English.
Limited in scope
- narrowedMade less wide
- boundedConfined within limits
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
- funneledDirected through narrow opening
directed · concentrated · focused · streamlined · limited · contained · hemmed · regulated
restricted
Limited in scope
- narrowedMade less wide
- boundedConfined within limits
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
funneled · directed · concentrated · focused · streamlined · limited · contained · hemmed · regulated · controlled
dredged
Removed sediment from
- straightenedMade free of bends
- embankedConfined by raised earth
- divertedTurned from original path
irrigated · lock · aqueduct · levee · sluice · dyke · culvert · floodgate · watercourse · navigation
grooved
Having linear indentations
gullied · fluted · corrugated · scored · indented · notched · ridged · creased · striated · rutted
canalizedfree-flowing
Moving without restriction
unchanneled · uncontained · unconstrained · unconfined · free
canalizedunfocused
Without clear direction
scattered · diffused · undirected · diffuse · dispersed
canalizednatural
Not artificially produced
wild · unengineered · unmodified · pristine · untouched