constrained
adjective /kənˈstreɪnd/Definition
constrained to do sth › forced to do something against your will: Don't feel constrained to do what he says - he's got no authority.Duty, obligation and responsibility › describes behaviour that is forced and unnatural: a constrained voice/mannerAffected and insincere
(Definition of constrained adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accountable adjective
- answer for sb/sth phrasal verb
- answer for sth phrasal verb
- answer to sb phrasal verb
- answerable adjective
- commitment noun
- fail noun 2
- had better/best do sth idiom
- hat noun
- have sth on your hands idiom
- I am not my brother's keeper idiom
- in the hot seat idiom
- owe sb a living idiom
- pass the buck idiom
- pay your dues idiom
- portfolio noun (JOB)
- preserve noun (ACTIVITY)
- purview noun
- remit noun
- shoulder noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
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