constriction

/kənstɹˈɪkʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
2. tight or narrow compression
3. a tight feeling in some part of the body
   “he felt a constriction in her chest”
4. the action or process of compressing

Synonyms for constriction

• bottleneck
• chokepoint
• coarctation
• tightness

Words that rhyme with constriction

• depiction
• addiction
• affliction
• contradiction
• crucifixion
• friction
• infliction
• restriction
• benediction
• conviction
• dereliction
• diction
• eviction
• fiction
• interdiction
• jurisdiction
• prediction
• nonfiction