Constrict and Scatter

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Constrict verb - To reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together.

Usage example: constricted the opening with a clamp

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Scatter is an antonym for constrict.

Scatter verb - To cause (members of a group) to move widely apart.

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Constrict is an antonym for scatter.

constrict enemies

scatter enemies

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Scatter and Constrict. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/constrict/scatter

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Scatter or Constrict. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/constrict/scatter.

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