restriction

nounlimit

Word Origin & History

early 15c., "that which restricts," from Middle French restriction (14c.) and directly from Late Latin restrictionem (nominative restrictio) "limitation," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin restringere "restrict, bind fast, restrain," from re- "back" (see re-) + stringere "draw tight" (see strain (v.)). Meaning "act of restricting" is from 1620s.

Example Sentences for restriction

The only restriction in the supplement was, that they should not be sold below par.

If at any time she should recognise that a restriction was unnecessary, she would reject it.

Though I was yet a mere child my father did not place any restriction on my wanderings.

The copyright was granted "to authors," without any restriction as to nationality.

This restriction was removed ...

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Synonyms for restriction

noun limit

check
condition
constraint
control
curb
regulation
restraint
rule
stipulation
stricture
bounds
brake
catch
circumscription
confinement
containment
contraction
cramp
custody
demarcation
glitch
handicap
hang-up
inhibition
limitation
limits
lock
qualification
reservation
stint
string
ball and chain
excess baggage
fine print
grain of salt
no-no
small difficulty
stumbling block

Antonyms for restriction

allowance
liberation
permission
advantage
freedom
help
enlargement
expansion
release

More words related to restriction

ban

noun. official forbiddance

a thou-shalt-not
boycott
censorship
don't
embargo
injunction
interdiction
limitation
no-no
off limits
out of bounds
prohibition
proscription
refusal
restriction
stoppage
suppression
taboo

barrier

noun. obstruction to goal

bar
check
difficulty
drawback
encumbrance
handicap
hindrance
hurdle
impediment
limitation
obstacle
pale
preventive
restraint
restriction
stumbling block

barriers

noun. obstruction to goal

bar
check
difficulty
drawback
encumbrance
handicap
hindrance
hurdle
impediment
limitation
obstacle
pale
preventive
restraint
restriction
stumbling block

blockade

noun. barrier

bar
barricade
blank wall
clog
closure
embolus
encirclement
hindrance
impediment
infarct
infarction
obstacle
obstruction
restriction
roadblock
siege
snag
stop
stoppage
wall

censorship

noun. forbiddance; ban

blackout
blue pencil
bowdlerization
control
forbidding
hush up
infringing on rights
iron curtain
restriction
suppression
thought control

clampdown

noun. suppression

crackdown
embargo
repression
restriction