Constrain and Enable

Constrain

Constrain verb - To cause (a person) to give in to pressure.

Enable is an antonym for constrain.

Enable

Enable verb - To give official or legal power to.
Usage example: a law that would enable the authorities to use wiretaps without obtaining court orders

Constrain is an antonym for enable.

Nearby Words: enabled, enabling

Common collocations

men constrain men enable men
rest constrain rest enable rest
characters constrain characters enable characters
magic constrain magic enable magic
Other words: player.
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Enable and Constrain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/constrain/enable
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Enable or Constrain. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/constrain/enable.
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