restriction

[ri-strik-shuhn] / rɪˈstrɪk ʃən /

NOUN

limit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check condition constraint control curb limit regulation restraint rule stipulation stricture

STRONG

bounds brake catch circumscription confinement containment contraction cramp custody demarcation disability glitch hang-up inhibition limitation limits lock qualification reservation stint string

WEAK

ball and chain excess baggage fine print grain of salt no-no small difficulty stumbling block

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allowance liberation permission

STRONG

advantage freedom help

WEAK

enlargement expansion release

Example Sentences

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So why should the court now impose a restriction that does not appear anywhere in the Constitution?

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Following pressure from Labour backbenchers, the government said it would lift the restriction - a change that will come into force from April.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

She stepped down as attorney general, but amassed even greater influence as Maduro’s right hand, able to direct policy and distribute favors without restriction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

One of the Commodity Exchange Act’s listed restrictions on event contracts is a restriction on those that involve “gaming.”

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

If we continued to disappoint him, he warned us, we’d be put on restriction and forbidden to leave the Academy at night.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

restriction

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