Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cramp
4 senses of cramp
Sense 1
cramp -- (secure with a cramp; "cramp the wood")
=> fasten, fix, secure -- (cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man")
Sense 2
hamper, halter, cramp, strangle -- (prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries")
=> restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle -- (place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends")
Sense 3
cramp -- (affect with or as if with a cramp)
=> affect -- (act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate")
Sense 4
cramp -- (suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle)
=> suffer, sustain, have, get -- (undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle")
Antonyms of adj cramped
1 sense of cramped
Sense 1
cramped -- (constricted in size; "cramped quarters"; "trying to bring children up in cramped high-rise apartments")
INDIRECT (VIA incommodious) -> commodious, convenient -- (large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense); "a commodious harbor"; "a commodious building suitable for conventions")
Similarity of adj cramped
1 sense of cramped
Sense 1
cramped -- (constricted in size; "cramped quarters"; "trying to bring children up in cramped high-rise apartments")
=> incommodious (vs. commodious) -- (uncomfortably or inconveniently small; "incommodious hotel accommodations")