restricted

[ri-strik-tid] / rɪˈstrɪk tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

limited

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barred blocked closed confined controlled defined deprived prescribed reduced restrained secured shortened tethered

STRONG

bound bounded bridled chained checked clogged cramped curbed decreased deterred diminished encircled fastened fettered foiled frustrated governed hampered hitched impeded inhibited manacled moderated modified narrowed obstructed prevented repressed stayed stopped suppressed surrounded tempered

WEAK

held-back reined in small

Antonyms

STRONG

free unbounded

Example Sentences

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He made just three of 11 shots in the restricted area during the first two games.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Private lenders say concern is overdone, overblown by the publicity around the funds that restricted withdrawals and too much exposure to loans to software companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Kennedy halted the FDA-backed proposal that would have restricted sunlamp products to users 18 and older and required warning acknowledgments about cancer risks.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The show opened with Rosalía portraying a music box ballerina, her movements restricted, with dancers required to carry her across the stage.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

With the flight of the Loyalists onto ships, royal power in this execrable Colony is restricted into still more minute compass.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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