strictured
Made pathologically tight
Strictured means narrowed or constricted, typically describing a passage or tube that has become abnormally tight.
In medicine, a strictured organ—esophagus, urethra, intestine—has developed a stricture, a pathological narrowing that impedes normal flow: The strictured bile duct required surgical intervention.
Figuratively, strictured can describe something constrained or restricted: a strictured interpretation of the law.
Restricted in extent
- confinedKept within bounds
- boundSecured or destined
- inhibitedHeld back by self-consciousness
- controlledKept within limits
regulated · curtailed · circumscribed · bounded · hampered · fettered · contained · disciplined
Made less wide
- stenosedAbnormally narrowed, medically
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- scarredMarked by healed wounds
fibrotic · esophageal · urethral · bowel · intestinal · arterial · tracheal · dilated
Formally disapproved of
- criticizedExpressed disapproval of
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- disapprovedExpressed negative judgment
- rebukedSharply criticized for fault
reproached · admonished · castigated · denounced · blamed · faulted · judged · harsh
limited
Restricted in extent
controlled · regulated · curtailed · circumscribed · bounded · hampered · fettered · contained · disciplined · governed
narrowed
Made less wide
- stenosedAbnormally narrowed, medically
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
scarred · fibrotic · esophageal · urethral · bowel · intestinal · arterial · tracheal · dilated · stent
censured
Formally disapproved of
- criticizedExpressed disapproval of
- condemnedOfficially declared unfit
- disapprovedExpressed negative judgment
rebuked · reproached · admonished · castigated · denounced · blamed · faulted · judged · harsh · severe
stricturedunrestricted
Having no limitations
unconstrained · liberated · loose · unimpeded · unobstructed