The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word COERCIVE , but the solution may also be INHIBITIVE which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Constraining crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| COERCIVE | 33 % | 8 |
| INHIBITIVE | 33 % | 10 |
| TIGHT | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Constraining
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- confining
- restrictive
- restricting
- constrictive
- limiting
- constraint
- restriction
- restraint
- restraining
- restrained
- restricted
- limiter
Crossword Answer definitions
COERCIVE adjective- Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce
- (of a function F) such that the ration of
- F(x)
- to x approaches infinity as x approaches infinity
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