constrained
adjective
[ kənˈstreɪnd ]
• appearing forced or overly controlled.
• "he was acting in a constrained manner"
Similar:
unnatural,
awkward,
self-conscious,
mannered,
artificial,
wooden,
stilted,
strained,
forced,
contrived,
laboured,
inhibited,
repressed,
uneasy,
embarrassed,
tongue-tied,
restrained,
reserved,
reticent,
guarded,
distant,
aloof,
cold,
cool,
stand-offish,
constrain
verb
• compel or force (someone) to follow a particular course of action.
• "children are constrained to work in the way the book dictates"
Similar:
compel,
force,
coerce,
drive,
impel,
oblige,
prevail on,
require,
press,
push,
pressure,
pressurize,
urge,
bully,
dragoon,
browbeat,
railroad,
bulldoze,
steamroller,
hustle,
twist someone's arm,
strong-arm,
lean on,
put the screws on,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French constraindre, from Latin constringere ‘bind tightly together’.
