restrictions

NOUN

limit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

check condition constraint control curb regulation restraint rule stipulation stricture

STRONG

bounds brake catch circumscription confinement containment contraction cramp custody demarcation 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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restrictions

"I never faced official restrictions on my cartoons during the previous governments, though there would be some trolling occasionally," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

The new airport in western Sydney has no such restrictions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

The commenter had spent considerable time walking delivery workers through specialty aisles and negotiating alternatives, an especially frustrating undertaking when dietary restrictions were involved.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Some local authorities have also imposed restrictions on the sale and transport of gasoline and fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Apparently they had entered the United States on nursery stock imported before restrictions were established in 1912.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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