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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Much of our conversation is about what we are not allowed to film in this restricted lab.

From BBC

Nebraska, California, New York, Minnesota and North Carolina are among the states that previously have proposed laws to crack down on or restrict large investor home purchases.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was not a law to try and punish young people or restrict them, she said, adding she would continue campaigning for graduated licences.

From BBC

Instead, he restricted his conversations to captain Bruno Fernandes and the new senior players.

From BBC

For that, the bloc has restricted his travel across its 27 countries and frozen all of his “funds and economic resources” in the EU, effectively prohibiting him from doing business there.

From The Wall Street Journal

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