noun · academic
constraint
/kənˈstreɪnt/con·STRAINT
Band 5-6task2speaking
something that limits what you can do; a restriction
Examples
“Budgetary constraints meant the programme had to be cut.”
“Time constraints prevented him from finishing the survey.”
“Environmental constraints need to be considered in urban planning.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although innovative projects offer potential benefits, practical constraints such as funding and staffing often slow implementation.”
Collocations
- budgetary constraint
- constraints on
- face constraints
Word family
constrain verbconstraint nounconstrained adjective
Common mistakes
constraint to→constraint on / constraints on
Say it for a higher band
5limit→6restriction→7+constraint
Synonyms
limitation
Easily confused
restriction
“There are restrictions on travel to certain countries.”
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