constrictive
Making narrower, tighter
Constrictive describes something that constricts—squeezes, tightens, or limits.
A constrictive bandage wraps too tightly.
Constrictive policies restrict freedom of action.
In medicine, constrictive pericarditis involves the heart's outer membrane thickening and limiting its movement: The patient was diagnosed with constrictive heart disease.
Depriving of air
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- claustrophobicFearing confined spaces
- smotheringDepriving of air
- chokingBlocked airway condition
strangling · airless · breathless · asphyxiating · overwhelming · crushing · throttling · engulfing
Firmly stretched or fitting
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- fittedShaped to conform
- form-fittingClosely following body contours
- close-fittingConforming to body shape
clinging · squeezing · pinching · binding · uncomfortable · narrow · cramped · strangling
Wound covering strip
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- wrapEnclose by winding around
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
- strappingMuscular and hale
gauze · ligature · swaddle · harness · brace · corset · girdle · cinch
Arterial walls contracting inward
- bronchospasmInvoluntary narrowing of airways
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
- crampingInvoluntary muscle contraction
tightening · narrowing · occlusion · compression · squeezing · clamping · coarctation · angina
suffocating
Depriving of air
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- claustrophobicFearing confined spaces
- smotheringDepriving of air
choking · strangling · airless · breathless · asphyxiating · overwhelming · crushing · throttling · engulfing · confining
tight
Firmly stretched or fitting
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- fittedShaped to conform
- form-fittingClosely following body contours
close-fitting · clinging · squeezing · pinching · binding · uncomfortable · narrow · cramped · strangling · choking
bandage
Wound covering strip
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- wrapEnclose by winding around
- splintDevice immobilizing injured limbs
strapping · gauze · ligature · swaddle · harness · brace · corset · girdle · cinch · fastening
vasoconstriction
Arterial walls contracting inward
- bronchospasmInvoluntary narrowing of airways
- stenosisAbnormal bodily narrowing
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
cramping · tightening · narrowing · occlusion · compression · squeezing · clamping · coarctation · angina · bronchoconstriction
constrictiveliberating
Setting free from constraint
permissive · freeing · nonrestrictive · flexible · accommodating
constrictiveliberating
Setting free from constraint
freeing · expansive · open · relaxing · comfortable