constriction

con·stric·tion

noun \-ˈstrik-shən\

Definition of CONSTRICTION

1

: an act or product of constricting

2

: the quality or state of being constricted

3

: something that constricts

Examples of CONSTRICTION

1. <tried to ease the tie's constriction of his neck>

First Known Use of CONSTRICTION

15th century

Related to CONSTRICTION

Synonyms: compacting, compaction, condensation, condensing, constricting, compression, contracting, contraction, squeeze, squeezing, telescoping

Antonyms: decompression, expansion

Related Words: abbreviation, abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, shortening; concentration, consolidation; simplification, streamlining; decreasing, diminishment, lessening

Near Antonyms: dilation, dispersion, dissipation, scattering; distension (or distention), inflation, swelling

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Rhymes with CONSTRICTION

addiction, affliction, confliction, conviction, depiction, eviction, indiction, infliction, nonfiction, prediction, reliction, restriction, transfixion