straiten

Meaning

1. To make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space.
2. To restrict or diminish, especially financially.
3. Misspelling of straighten.

Synonyms

distress

narrow

pinch

confine

make narrow

constrict

confuse

constrain

contract

cramp

crib

cut down

deject

embarrass

extort

extract

faze

frap

limit

localise

localize

minimize

perplex

put out

reduce

restrict

scant

squeeze

stiffen

stint

tauten

tense

tighten

tighten up

trouble

weary

😩

worry

scotch

reduce to difficulties

contain

squeeze for

abridge

blackjack

blackmail

chagrin

circumscribe