restrict
/ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/verb2 syllables
Restrict means: place limits on (extent or amount or access).
Synonyms for restrict15
verb, as in place restrictions on
verb, as in place under restrictions; limit access to by law
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
three syllables
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