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restrict

/ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/verb2 syllables

Restrict means: place limits on (extent or amount or access).

Synonyms for restrict15

verb, as in place limits on (extent or amount or access)

trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle

verb, as in place restrictions on

curtail, curb, cut back

verb, as in place under restrictions; limit access to by law

also used for restrict

circumscribe, withstrain, restrain, repress, coerce, quarantine

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Opposites of restrict

derestrict

What does restrict mean?4

verb

1

place limits on (extent or amount or access)“restrict the use of this parking lot”

2

place restrictions on“curtail drinking in school”

3

place under restrictions; limit access to by law“this substance is controlled”

4

prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with restrict?13

two syllables

three syllables

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Restrict in a sentence

  • There is a plan to restrict the use of cars in the city center.unknown
  • He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.CK
  • Please restrict your orders to what is in our catalog.corvard
  • Laws have been passed that restrict certain polluting activities.mailohilohi
  • Ziri isn't wearing any tight clothes that would restrict his diaphragm.Amastan
  • The government is looking to restrict the gambling industry.megamanenm
  • There is a plan to restrict the use of cars in the city centre.sundown
  • The hospital restricts the number of visitors who can enter the intensive care unit.Source_VOA

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Forms of restrict

as a verb

past tense
restricted
present participle
restricting
third-person singular
restricts
past participle
restricted