restrict

[ri-strikt] / rɪˈstrɪkt /

VERB

confine, limit situation or ability to participate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curb decrease define diminish hamper impede inhibit limit narrow reduce regulate restrain shorten

STRONG

bind bound chain check circumscribe constrict contain contract cramp delimit delimitate demarcate encircle enclose inclose moderate modify qualify shrink surround temper tether tie

WEAK

bottle up come down on cool down demark hang up hem in hold back hold down keep within bounds keep within limits pin down prelimit put away put on ice send up shut in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid allow assist develop encourage enlarge expand extend free grow help increase lengthen raise

STRONG

let go liberate loose loosen open permit release stretch unbind unfasten unloose untie

Example Sentences

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Trade sanctions were imposed on the sector in 2021 following the coup there, though imports were already heavily restricted under longstanding laws.

From BBC

Developing an alternative supply chain in rare earths became a more urgent imperative after China last year sought to restrict global exports in retaliation for U.S. semiconductor controls.

From The Wall Street Journal

He remembered that “we were miles outside restricted areas and carried Weyerhaeuser permits.”

From Literature

"We need to increase massively the humanitarian assistance that's going into Gaza," he said, "not restrict it, not block it."

From Barron's

It traded north of $100 in October as China threatened to restrict rare- earth exports.

From Barron's

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